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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2020
Advanced Technology & Research Corp., Beltsville, MD (US);
Robert Lundahl, Frederick, MD (US);
Robert Cutlip, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Mark Bankard, Sykesville, MD (US);
Dwight Koogle, Middletown, MD (US);
Crystal Yannuzzi, Glen Burnie, MD (US);
Matthew Fontaine, Pasadena, MD (US);
Advanced Technology & Research Corp., Beltsville, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for sorting a wide variety of packages, including, but not limited to, parcels, mail pieces, bundles, and other similar items. Embodiments of the invention specifically relate to interchangeable sorting modules with sort stations that may be used to quickly and accurately sort packages of varying shapes and sizes. Additional embodiments of the invention relate to a control architecture for operating the aforementioned interchangeable sorting modules. Such control architecture may comprise a programmable logic controller (PLC) for controlling each of the interchangeable sorting modules.