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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Tension International, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US);
Robert Terzini, Corinth, TX (US);
Tension International, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
A conveyor module, a plurality of which is configured to transport and sort an input stream of packages into a plurality of output streams. The conveyor module includes an infinite belt and a pair of presence sensors that detect the presence of a package on the belt. The conveyor module can be combined with a plurality of like modules in a parallel or orthogonal alignment and controlled independently to bi-directionally move packages longitudinally or transversely toward a desired output stream and to sort an input stream of packages among a plurality of output streams. Any number of conveyor modules may be combined to provide a desired number of output streams and to accommodate desired dimensions of a package transport and sorting system.