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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US);

Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US);

Matthew T. Mason, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Alexander Paxson, Acton, MA (US);

John Richard Amend, Jr., Belmont, MA (US);

Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 65/23 (2006.01); B65B 69/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/14 (2006.01); B65G 47/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 65/23 (2013.01); B65B 69/005 (2013.01); B65G 47/1421 (2013.01); B65G 47/42 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0225 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system is disclosed for controlling the disgorging of objects. The system includes a container system including a container for containing objects, rotation means for rotating the container to a disgorgement angle, and movement means for moving at least a portion of the container system in a repetitious manner with a net zero distance of travel of the at least the portion of the container system such that the objects are disgorged from the container at a controlled rate of disgorgement.


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