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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
Calem Harris, Tampa, FL (US);
Sebastian Mora, Davenport, FL (US);
Grant Tucker, Orlando, FL (US);
Arun Kumar Ranganathan Jagannathan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Carl Skantze, Tampa, FL (US);
Arnold Tsoka, Orlando, FL (US);
Mario Faulkner, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
An automated packing system, which may include a transfer station is described. In an example implementation, system may include an item-consolidation area that receives items, a carton receiving area that receives a carton, and a structure that holds the item-consolidation area vertically higher than the carton-receiving area. The system may also include a passage between the item-consolidation area and the carton-receiving area. The passage that may allow the items to pass from the item-consolidation area and the carton in the carton-receiving area. The system may include an actuation mechanism that controls movement of the items between the item-consolidation area and the carton-receiving area.