US 12,242,018 B2
Object screening system and method
Hersh Haladker, Telangana (IN); Ramesh Talada, Telangana (IN); and Monish Saxena, Telangana (IN)
Assigned to INSTILLMOTION HOLDINGS PTE LTD, Singapore (SG)
Filed by INSTILLMOTION HOLDINGS PTE LTD, Singapore (SG)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/235,521.
Claims priority of application No. 202241047544 (IN), filed on Aug. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0061142 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G01V 5/22 (2024.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01)
CPC G01V 5/22 (2024.01) [B07C 5/3412 (2013.01); B07C 5/3416 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An object screening system comprising:
a scanner grid configured to parallelly scan a plurality of objects received via a receiving conveyor line, wherein the scanner grid comprises a plurality of scanners arranged in a pre-determined configuration;
a distribution module configured to determine a distribution pattern for the plurality of objects received via the receiving conveyor line and to selectively direct each of the plurality of objects to respective input conveyor lines of one or more scanners in accordance with the distribution pattern, wherein the receiving conveyor line comprises one or more conveyor lines;
a processing unit configured to receive a data package corresponding to each of the scanned objects from the one or more scanners and to process the data package to identify a risk category of the objects based on the data package;
a sorting unit configured to direct each of the scanned objects to a safe object conveyor line or a recheck object conveyor line based on the identified risk category, wherein the safe object conveyor line comprises one or more conveyor lines; and
an output conveyor line configured to receive scanned objects from each of the safe object conveyor lines of each of the one or more scanners.