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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US);
Kevin Ahearn, Fort Mill, SC (US);
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 base structure of a carrier on which an object may be supported, and at least two wheels mounted to at least two motors to provide at least two wheel assemblies, the at least two wheel 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.