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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.

Patent No.:

US 11724843 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2021

Apparatus and methods for transferring continuously moving articles to continuously moving packages with intervening article grouping and group pitch adjustment

Applicant:

R.a Jones & Co., Covington, KY (US);

Inventors:

Robert M. Kalany, Florence, KY (US);

Anthony B. Salvato, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Matthew R. Lukes, Edgewood, KY (US);

Jerome Brugger, Melbourne, KY (US);

Assignee:

R.A Jones & Co., Covington, KY (US);

Attorney:

Wood Herron & Evans LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thomas M Wittenschlaeger

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/36 (2006.01); B65G 47/91 (2006.01); B65B 35/38 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B65B 21/18 (2006.01); B65B 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B65B 57/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 35/58 (2006.01); B65B 43/42 (2006.01); B65B 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/36 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); B25J 15/0061 (2013.01); B65B 5/06 (2013.01); B65B 5/105 (2013.01); B65B 21/18 (2013.01); B65B 21/20 (2013.01); B65B 35/38 (2013.01); B65B 35/58 (2013.01); B65B 43/42 (2013.01); B65B 57/10 (2013.01); B65B 57/14 (2013.01); B65G 47/905 (2013.01); B65G 47/907 (2013.01); B65G 47/918 (2013.01); B65B 65/02 (2013.01); B65B 2220/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Packaging apparatus and methods include a plurality of article grippers driven by independently controlled motors in an end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), for picking articles, grouping articles, adjusting group pitch and placing article groups in packages where incoming articles and packages are continuously or intermittently moving and without motion of the entire EOAT in the direction in which articles and packages are picked and moved. Hole healing and incoming product registration apparatus and methods are disclosed.

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