US 12,172,793 B2
Carton-handling and order fulfillment system
Robert Terzini, Corinth, TX (US)
Assigned to Tension International, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by Tension International, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/461,320.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/072,463, filed on Aug. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0081138 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 7/16 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01)
CPC B65B 7/162 (2013.01) [B65B 7/2842 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); B65B 2230/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carton-handling and order fulfillment system, comprising:
a carton configured to receive and contain items for shipping, the carton including a first identifying indicia;
a mover comprising a body having a top surface with a depression formed in the top surface that is configured to nestably receive the carton, the mover including a second identifying indicia; and
a conveyance system configured to receive and carry a plurality of movers; wherein:
the first identifying indicia of the carton and the second identifying indicia of the mover are married together, and the mover and the carton nestably received therein are moved via the conveyance system to fulfill an order; and
the mover comprises a vacuum charging system configured to apply a suction force to retain the carton within the depression as the mover is moved via the conveyance system to pick and place the items into the carton to fulfill the order, the vacuum charging system comprising a plurality of suction cups disposed about a perimeter of the depression of the mover and configured to engage the carton.