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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph McGrath, Seattle, WA (US);
Emanuel Moshouris, Seattle, WA (US);
Danielle Vigent, San Pedro, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 19/02 (2006.01); B65G 19/22 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); B65G 15/44 (2006.01); B65G 47/51 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 19/02 (2013.01); B07C 5/362 (2013.01); B65G 15/44 (2013.01); B65G 19/225 (2013.01); B65G 21/2072 (2013.01); B65G 47/5104 (2013.01); B65G 47/46 (2013.01); B65G 2201/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A singulation device can singulate items. The items can be received onto a singulation conveyor. A portion of the items can be retained on the singulation conveyor by a retaining ledge. The portion of the items not retained on the singulation conveyor can fall onto a return conveyor. The singulation conveyor can transport the retained items along the length of the ledge. During conveyance, some of the items can fall off of the singulation conveyor onto the return conveyor.