US 12,077,393 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 Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,704.
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. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/473,825, filed on Mar. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0013172 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (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)] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A processing system for processing objects, said processing system comprising:
a storage container system for receiving a plurality of storage containers providing storage of a 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 destination container system for receiving a plurality of objects 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;
a storage container conveyance system for providing any of the plurality of storage containers from the storage container system to an object processing station; and
a programmable motion device at the object processing station and being positioned for facilitating moving objects from a selected storage container from the storage container system to a destination container of the destination container system.