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:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/29 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01); B65G 47/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/29 (2013.01); B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B65G 47/8823 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0241 (2013.01); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01); B65G 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for controlling a flow of articles includes a conveyor driven in a direction to convey articles in the direction. A plurality of lanes are disposed along a portion of the conveyor. Each lane accepts a row of articles along the conveyor direction. A plurality of sensors count the articles in each lane. A plurality of actuators control the flow rates of the articles by comparing and adjusting the flow rates in respective lanes.