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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2018
Applicant:

Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Michael D. Carpenter, Arlington, TX (US);

Francisco Grupp, Trophy Club, TX (US);

Assignee:

Siemens Logistics LLC, DFW Airport, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/08 (2006.01); B60P 1/36 (2006.01); B60P 1/38 (2006.01); B65G 67/20 (2006.01); B65G 67/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/365 (2013.01); B60P 1/38 (2013.01); B65G 67/08 (2013.01); B65G 67/20 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0285 (2013.01);
Abstract

Parcel processing systems and methods. A parcel processing system includes a boom conveyor section configured to extend into a loading area, transport parcels into the loading area, and adjust a height of a discharge end of the boom conveyor section. The parcel processing system includes a sensor pod configured to scan the loading area into which the parcels can be placed. The parcel processing system includes a control system configured to determine a placement of the one or more parcels in the loading area, arrange the one or more parcels on the boom conveyor section according to the determined placement, control the boom conveyor section to transport one or more parcels into the loading area, control the height of the discharge end of the boom conveyor section, and place the one or more parcels into the loading area in the determined placement.


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