US 11,945,003 B2
Systems and methods for providing for the processing of objects in vehicles
Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US); Kevin Ahearn, Nebo, NC (US); Benjamin Cohen, Somerville, MA (US); Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US); Thomas Koletschka, Cambridge, MA (US); Kyle Maroney, North Attleboro, MA (US); Matthew T. Mason, Pittsburgh, PA (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 Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/837,173.
Application 17/837,173 is a continuation of application No. 17/086,645, filed on Nov. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,400,493.
Application 17/086,645 is a continuation of application No. 15/833,194, filed on Dec. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,875,057, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/430,664, filed on Dec. 6, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297163 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B07C 5/38 (2006.01); B07C 3/02 (2006.01); B07C 5/02 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B60P 3/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01)
CPC B07C 5/362 (2013.01) [B07C 3/02 (2013.01); B07C 5/02 (2013.01); B07C 5/3412 (2013.01); B07C 5/38 (2013.01); B25J 9/0018 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B60P 3/007 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An object processing system within a trailer for a tractor trailer, said object processing system comprising:
a perception system providing perception data regarding an object;
a first transporting system for transporting the object in one of at least two primary directions based on the perception data;
a second transporting system for transporting the object from the one of at least two primary directions in one of at least two secondary directions based on the perception data; and
a plurality of drop containers positioned above an output conveyor that leads to a destination bin within the trailer,
wherein the second transporting system transports the object in the one of the at least two secondary directions and drops the object into a selected drop container among the plurality of drop containers,
wherein the selected drop container opens one or more doors at a bottom of the selected drop container to drop the object onto the output conveyor, and
wherein the output conveyor receives the object from the selected drop container and transports the object to the destination bin.