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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 11802368 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2023

Robotic laundry sorting devices, systems, and methods of use

Applicant:

Monotony.ai, Inc., Allston, MA (US);

Inventors:

Stuart E. Schechter, Newton, MA (US);

Benjamin D. Bixby, Newton Highlands, MA (US);

Samuel Duffley, Cambridge, MA (US);

Samuel M. Felton, Belmont, MA (US);

Wilson J. Mefford, Watertown, MA (US);

Elliot Sinclair Pennington, Lexington, MA (US);

Ross O. Schlaikjer, Somerville, MA (US);

Jesse Sielaff, Norfolk, MA (US);

Gabriella McLellan, Brighton, MA (US);

Marissa A. Bennett, Waltham, MA (US);

Assignee:

Monotony.ai, Inc., Allston, MA (US);

Attorney:

Myers Bigel, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Ronnie M Mancho

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); D06F 93/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/04 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B25J 21/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/08 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); D06F 103/06 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 93/00 (2013.01); B07C 5/08 (2013.01); B07C 5/342 (2013.01); B07C 5/36 (2013.01); B25J 9/0084 (2013.01); B25J 9/045 (2013.01); B25J 15/0206 (2013.01); B25J 19/021 (2013.01); B25J 21/00 (2013.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.02); B07C 2501/0063 (2013.01); D06F 2103/06 (2020.02); G05B 2219/39469 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40532 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously sorting dirty laundry articles into batched loads for washing are described. For example, an autonomous sorting system includes an enclosed channel including a stationary floor extending between an inlet end and an outlet end of the channel, a plurality of arms disposed in series along the enclosed channel for selectively grasping at least one of the plurality of deformable articles in sequence. The system includes an outlet orifice adjacent the outlet end through which each separated deformable article exits the enclosed channel upon release by the terminal gripper of the one of the plurality of arms, and one or more conveyors disposed adjacent the outlet end configured for receiving thereon a plurality of bins for collecting for washing together two or more articles of the plurality of deformable articles released through the outlet orifice having a common sensor-detected one or more characteristics.

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