The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany Gmbh, Kelberg, DE;
Hardy Schmidt-Ellinger, Gerolstein, DE;
Bernd Nellinger, Beuren, DE;
Stephan Brokonier, Neroth, DE;
Dietmar Gross, Kelberg, DE;
Jochen Daumen, Urmitz, DE;
Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH, Kelberg, DE;
Abstract
Grippers for a picking device for drug packages and methods for operating the picking device are provided. The gripper has a tray having an end portion with an arcuate front, the end portion forming a loading and unloading front. The gripper further includes a transport device arranged above the tray and configured for moving drug packages from a storage surface onto the tray, and at least one sensor arranged in the end portion of the tray and configured to determine a presence of a drug package in a detection area of the at least one sensor.