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Patent No.:

US 11794370 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 09, 2023

System and method for adjusting the opening of containers to avoid damage to contents

Applicant:

Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);

Inventors:

James Benjamin Edwards, Centerton, AR (US);

Paul E. Durkee, Centerton, AR (US);

Assignee:

Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);

Attorney:

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Primary Examiner:

Eric Rush

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); B26D 5/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/416 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B65G 15/30 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); B65B 69/00 (2006.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 5/005 (2013.01); B26D 5/007 (2013.01); B65B 69/00 (2013.01); B65B 69/0008 (2013.01); B65B 69/0033 (2013.01); B65G 15/30 (2013.01); G05B 19/416 (2013.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); B26D 2005/002 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37087 (2013.01); G06Q 50/28 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30112 (2013.01);
Abstract

First scanned images of the first container are received from a scanning device that show the contents of the interior of the first container before the first container is cut and opened. Second scanned images that are of the contents of the first container after the first container is cut and opened are also received. The images are analyzed and, based upon the analysis, selective modifications to the operating parameters of the container opening machine are determined and made.

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Edwards, James. (2023). System and method for adjusting the opening of containers to avoid damage to contents (U.S. Patent No. 11794370). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11794370

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