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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.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Top Tier, Llc, Clackamas, OR (US);
Inventor:
Stephen L. Heston, Clackamas, OR (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 57/06 (2006.01); B65G 47/08 (2006.01); B65G 57/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 57/06 (2013.01); B65G 57/24 (2013.01); B65G 47/082 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0233 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for automatically conforming a bottom support surface in a pick and place palletizer to the width of items such as cases that are supported on the surface are described. The invention defines an improved apparatus and method for automatically adjusting the width of a row support surface to conform to undersized items or items having a width when an item side is against the apron backstop that is less than the apron depth relative to the backstop.