US 12,214,461 B2
Automated container cutting system and method
James Benjamin Edwards, Fayetteville, AR (US); and Paul Durkee, Centerton, AR (US)
Assigned to Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed by Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/480,349.
Application 18/480,349 is a continuation of application No. 17/363,746, filed on Jun. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,806,825.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/073,374, filed on Sep. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025000 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B23Q 15/14 (2006.01); B23Q 17/09 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 17/0966 (2013.01) [B23Q 15/14 (2013.01); B25J 9/1633 (2013.01); B25J 11/0055 (2013.01); B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B23Q 2717/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for automated container cutting, the system comprising:
a cutting tool configured to cut a container;
a force feedback sensor operatively connected to the cutting tool, the force feedback sensor configured to measure resistive force exerted on the cutting tool; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the force feedback sensor, the processor configured to:
receive resistive force data from the force feedback sensor; and
determine whether the cutting tool has penetrated through a wall of the container using the received resistive force data.