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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Alert Innovation Inc., North Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
John G. Lert, Jr., Wakefield, MA (US);
William J. Fosnight, Windham, NH (US);
Devin Lert, Wakefield, MA (US);
Stephen Akiki, Lowell, MA (US);
Assignee:
Alert Innovation Inc., North Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06K 9/00335 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0258 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01); G05D 1/0287 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A workstation is disclosed for transferring objects between containers such as product and order totes in an order fulfillment system. The workstation may include an object pick system, for example including a measuring array or a machine vision system, which directs and monitors the transfer of objects between the containers.