US 12,420,310 B2
Separation of materials using sorting devices
Carson C. Potter, Denver, CO (US); Robert M. McKenna, Thornton, CO (US); Matthew J. Koos, Lakewood, CO (US); and Dylan Welch, Aurora, CO (US)
Assigned to AMP Robotics Corporation, Louisville, CO (US)
Filed by AMP Robotics Corporation, Louisville, CO (US)
Filed on May 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/669,874.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/468,155, filed on May 22, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0390946 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01)
CPC B07C 5/3422 (2013.01) [B07C 5/363 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0054 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sorting system, comprising:
one or more sensors configured to capture image data corresponding to a set of objects being transported through a base sorting line;
a first sorting device and a second sorting device located along the base sorting line, wherein each of the first sorting device and the second sorting device is configured to perform diverting actions to separate materials associated with a designated category off from the base sorting line; and
one or more processors configured to:
monitor respective firing activities over time corresponding to the first sorting device and the second sorting device;
receive the image data from the one or more sensors;
determine a subset of objects from the set of objects that are associated with the designated category based at least in part on the image data;
send a first set of data to the first sorting device to perform a first action comprising a diverting action on the subset of objects;
determine a coordinated action relative to the first action to be performed by the second sorting device based on the monitored respective firing activities over time; and
send a second set of data to the second sorting device to perform a second action, wherein the second action is determined based at least in part on the image data, wherein the second action comprises the coordinated action.