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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
General Inspection, Llc, Davisburg, MI (US);
Michael G. Nygaard, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Nathan Andrew-Paul Kujacznski, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Christopher Michael Alexander, Fenton, MI (US);
Laura L. Poletti, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Gregory M. Nygaard, Clarkston, MI (US);
James W. St. Onge, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
General Inspection, LLC, Davisburg, MI (US);
Abstract
A sorting system for inspected parts includes a storage assembly, a conveyance system, and a controller. The storage assembly has a plurality of bins configured to receive and store the inspected parts. The conveyance system is configured to deliver the inspected parts to the storage assembly. The controller programmed to, assign part types to each of the plurality of bins. The controller is further programmed to operate the conveyance system to deliver each of the inspected parts to one of the plurality of bins having a matching part type. The controller is further programmed to, in response to a full condition of the storage assembly, empty the inspected parts from a first the plurality of bins.