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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2019
Siemens Logistics Llc, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Michael D. Carpenter, Arlington, TX (US);
Francisco Grupp, Trophy Club, TX (US);
Siemens Logistics LLC, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for sorting and delivering packages to one of a plurality of loading points includes a first movable cart positioned adjacent a first conveyor in a receiving position to receive packages from the first conveyor, a second movable cart positioned in a staging position, the second movable cart being empty, and a vehicle selectively engageable with the second movable cart to move the second movable cart from the staging position to the receiving position while simultaneously abutting and displacing the first movable cart from the receiving position to a transfer position.