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Patent No.:

US 12404117 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2023

Systems and methods for providing singulation of objects for processing using object movement redistribution

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US);

Kevin Ahearn, Nebo, NC (US);

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

Benjamin Cohen, White Plains, NY (US);

William Hartman Fort, Stratham, NH (US);

Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US);

Jennifer Eileen King, Gibsonia, PA (US);

Thomas Koletschka, Somerville, MA (US);

Michael Cap Koval, Mountain View, CA (US);

Kyle Maroney, Saunderstown, RI (US);

Matthew T. Mason, Atlanta, GA (US);

William Chu-Hyon Mcmahan, North Cambridge, MA (US);

Gene Temple Price, Somerville, MA (US);

Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US);

Daniel Smith, Wexford, PA (US);

Siddhartha Srinivasa, Seattle, WA (US);

Prasanna Velagapudi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Thomas Allen, Reading, MA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Gesmer Updegrove LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thomas Randazzo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/08 (2006.01); B07C 1/04 (2006.01); B07C 3/00 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01); B07C 3/18 (2006.01); B07C 5/02 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 5/12 (2006.01); B65B 35/06 (2006.01); B65B 35/10 (2006.01); B65B 35/12 (2006.01); B65B 35/24 (2006.01); B65B 35/36 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01); B65G 47/14 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B65G 47/28 (2006.01); B65G 47/49 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 47/96 (2006.01); B65G 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/08 (2013.01); B07C 1/04 (2013.01); B07C 3/00 (2013.01); B07C 3/08 (2013.01); B07C 3/18 (2013.01); B07C 5/02 (2013.01); B07C 5/36 (2013.01); B25J 9/0084 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B65B 5/101 (2013.01); B65B 5/106 (2013.01); B65B 5/12 (2013.01); B65B 35/06 (2013.01); B65B 35/24 (2013.01); B65B 35/36 (2013.01); B65B 57/14 (2013.01); B65G 47/14 (2013.01); B65G 47/26 (2013.01); B65G 47/28 (2013.01); B65G 47/49 (2013.01); G05B 19/4182 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0063 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B65G 47/46 (2013.01); B65G 47/96 (2013.01); B65G 47/962 (2013.01); B65G 61/00 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0208 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40078 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40554 (2013.01);
Abstract

A processing system including a singulation system is disclosed. The singulation system includes a conveying system for moving objects to be processed from a source area along a first direction, a detection system for detecting objects at the conveying system, and for selecting certain selected objects for redistribution on the conveying system, and a movement redistribution system for redistributing the certain selected objects on the conveying system for providing a singulated stream of objects.

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