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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2019
Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics Llc, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Michael D. Carpenter, Arlington, TX (US);
SIEMENS LOGISTICS LLC, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Abstract
A parcel sorting system and related process. The parcel sorting system includes a parcel sorter, a plurality of shuttles, and a control system. The control system is configured to control the parcel sorting system to assign a first sorting destination to a first output of a plurality of outputs. A first container is positioned to receive parcels sorted to the first output. The control system is configured to control the parcel sorting system to sort parcels corresponding to the first sorting destination to the first output and deposit the parcels into the first container; when the first container has reached a target capacity, remove the full first container using a first shuttle; and position a third container to receive parcels sorted to the first output using a second shuttle.