US 12,106,175 B2
Systems and methods for separating objects using conveyor transfer with one or more object processing systems
Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US); Matthew T. Mason, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US); John Richard Amend, Jr., Belmont, MA (US); Kyle Maroney, North Attleboro, MA (US); Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US); Victoria Hinchey, Winchester, MA (US); Jeffrey Kittredge, Lexington, MA (US); Andrew Gauthier, Somerville, MA (US); Lakshman Kumar, Burlington, MA (US); and Prasanna Velagapudi, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US)
Filed by Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on May 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/142,071.
Application 18/142,071 is a continuation of application No. 17/516,862, filed on Nov. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,681,884.
Application 17/516,862 is a continuation of application No. 16/737,213, filed on Jan. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,205,059, issued on Dec. 21, 2021.
Application 16/737,213 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/661,820, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,373,134, issued on Jun. 28, 2022.
Application 16/737,213 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/543,105, filed on Aug. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,796,116, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 16/661,820 is a continuation of application No. 15/956,442, filed on Apr. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,438,034, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/789,775, filed on Jan. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/884,351, filed on Aug. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/749,509, filed on Oct. 23, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/486,783, filed on Apr. 18, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334275 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 25/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/12 (2006.01); B65G 47/18 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 47/96 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10693 (2013.01) [B07C 5/3412 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); B65G 25/04 (2013.01); B65G 47/12 (2013.01); B65G 47/18 (2013.01); B65G 47/46 (2013.01); B65G 47/962 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01)] 39 Claims
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1. A method of processing objects comprising:
moving an automated mobile carrier to a receiving station;
receiving an object from an in-feed conveyance system at a weight sensing conveyor section, said in-feed conveyance system and said weight sensing conveyor section being operable to move the object in a first direction;
determining a weight of the object at the weight sensing conveyor section;
directing the object off of the weight sensing conveyor section responsive to the determined weight of the object in a cross-direction that is transverse to the first direction;
receiving the object from the weight sensing conveyor section in the cross-direction at the automated mobile carrier at the receiving station; and
moving the automated mobile carrier away from the receiving station with the object.