Nalin Kumar, Fort Wayne, IN (US); and Manuel Gerardo Garcia, Jr., Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to SORTERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Markle, IN (US)
Filed by Sortera Technologies Inc., Markle, IN (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/590,827.
Application 16/852,514 is a division of application No. 16/358,374, filed on Mar. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,625,304, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Application 18/590,827 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/495,291, filed on Oct. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,975,365.
Application 17/495,291 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/491,415, filed on Sep. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,278,937, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 17/491,415 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/380,928, filed on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 17/380,928 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/227,245, filed on Apr. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,964,304.
Application 17/227,245 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/939,011, filed on Jul. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,471,916, issued on Oct. 18, 2022.
Application 17/491,415 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/852,514, filed on Apr. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,260,426, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Application 16/939,011 is a continuation of application No. 16/375,675, filed on Apr. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,722,922, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 16/375,675 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/963,755, filed on Apr. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,710,119, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 16/358,374 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/963,755, filed on Apr. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,710,119, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 15/963,755 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/213,129, filed on Jul. 18, 2016, granted, now 10,207,296, issued on Feb. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/487,583, filed on Feb. 28, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/490,219, filed on Apr. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/193,332, filed on Jul. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0246116 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
1. A method for sorting of scrap pieces from a conveyed stream of Zorba materials, comprising:
performing one or more vision checks on each scrap piece within the conveyed stream of Zorba materials, wherein each of the one or more vision checks comprises classifying each scrap piece as a function of processing visual images captured from each scrap piece through an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system;
performing one or more sensor system classifications on each scrap piece within the conveyed stream of Zorba materials; and
sorting scrap pieces from the conveyed stream of Zorba materials into one or more classification groups as a function of a combination of the one or more vision checks and the one or more sensor system classifications.
