US 12,258,223 B2
Systems and methods for processing objects including transport vehicles
Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US); Kevin Ahearn, Nebo, NC (US); John Richard Amend, Jr., Belmont, MA (US); Benjamin Cohen, Somerville, MA (US); Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Pittsburgh, PA (US); William Hartman Fort, Stratham, NH (US); Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US); Victoria Hinchey, Winchester, MA (US); Jennifer Eileen King, Oakmont, PA (US); Thomas Koletschka, Cambridge, MA (US); Michael Cap Koval, Mountain View, CA (US); Kyle Maroney, North Attleboro, MA (US); Matthew T. Mason, Pittsburgh, PA (US); William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Cambridge, MA (US); Gene Temple Price, Cambridge, MA (US); Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US); Daniel Smith, Canonsburg, PA (US); Siddhartha Srinivasa, Seattle, WA (US); Prasanna Velagapudi, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Thomas Allen, Reading, MA (US)
Assigned to Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US)
Filed by Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/643,833.
Application 18/643,833 is a continuation of application No. 17/950,704, filed on Sep. 22, 2022, granted, now 12,077,393.
Application 17/950,704 is a continuation of application No. 17/094,792, filed on Nov. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,492,212, issued on Nov. 8, 2022.
Application 17/094,792 is a continuation of application No. 15/926,767, filed on Mar. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,894,674, issued on Jan. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/473,825, filed on Mar. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0343503 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01); B65G 67/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 47/90 (2013.01) [B65G 1/0485 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); B65G 47/52 (2013.01); B65G 67/02 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A processing system for processing objects, said processing system comprising:
a first trailer receiving area for receiving a first trailer of a first tractor trailer;
a storage container system for receiving a plurality of objects from the first trailer at the first trailer receiving area in a plurality of storage containers that provide storage of the plurality of objects, said plurality of storage containers being provided in a plurality of storage container vertical levels, each storage container vertical level including a plurality of rows of storage containers, each row of storage containers extending from a first end of the storage container system to a second end of the storage container system;
a processing section proximate the storage container system and a destination container system for presenting a selected storage container from the storage container system to a programmable motion device;
the destination container system for receiving the plurality of objects from the processing section for delivery to any of a plurality of destination containers, said plurality of destination containers being provided in a plurality of destination container vertical levels, each destination container vertical level including a plurality of rows of destination containers, each row of destination containers extending from a first end of the destination container system to a second end of the destination container system; and
a second trailer receiving area for receiving the plurality of destination containers from the destination container system and for providing the plurality of destination containers to a second trailer of a second tractor trailer.