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Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 21, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Christopher Schikevitz, Mansfield, TX (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/44 (2006.01); B65B 9/10 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B07C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/44 (2013.01); B07C 3/008 (2013.01); B65B 5/067 (2013.01); B65B 9/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for packaging parcels includes a plurality of parcel packaging stations associated with varying packaging volume capacities. The system further includes a tote delivery conveyor configured to provide transport links to the plurality of parcel packaging stations, for transporting thereto, a tote containing a batch of parcels sorted to a common destination. The system is configured to select a parcel packaging station for the batch of parcels, from the plurality of parcel packaging stations, based on an overall volume of parcels being sorted to that destination. The tote delivery conveyor is controllable to transport the tote containing the batch of parcels to the selected parcel packaging station.


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