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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2023
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US);
Kevin Ahearn, Nebo, MA;
John Richard Amend, Jr., Belmont, MA (US);
Benjamin Cohen, Somerville, MA (US);
Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William Hartman Fort, Stratham, NH (US);
Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US);
Jennifer Eileen King, Oakmont, PA (US);
Thomas Koletschka, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Cap Koval, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kyle Maroney, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Matthew T. Mason, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gene Temple Price, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US);
Daniel Smith, Canonsburg, PA (US);
Siddhartha Srinivasa, Seattle, WA (US);
Prasanna Velagapudi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas Allen, Reading, MA (US);
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
An automated carrier system is disclosed for moving objects to be processed. The automated carrier system includes a discontinuous plurality of track sections on which an automated carrier may be directed to move, and the automated carrier includes a base structure on which an object may be supported, and at least two wheels assemblies being pivotally supported on the base structure for pivoting movement from a first position to a second position to effect a change in direction of movement of the carrier.