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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:

Dexterity, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Samir Menon, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Robert Hegdahl, Hayward, CA (US);

Zhouwen Sun, Redwood City, CA (US);

Kevin Jose Chavez, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Talbot Morris-Downing, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Cuthbert Sun, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Dexterity, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/08 (2006.01); B65B 5/12 (2006.01); B65B 35/36 (2006.01); B65B 35/54 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/14 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B65G 47/76 (2006.01); B65G 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/54 (2013.01); B65B 5/08 (2013.01); B65B 5/12 (2013.01); B65B 57/14 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/26 (2013.01); B65G 65/005 (2013.01); B65G 2201/02 (2013.01); B65G 2205/00 (2013.01); B65G 2814/0311 (2013.01);
Abstract

A kitting system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the kitting system includes a conveyance structure configured to impart to an item a first net resultant force substantially in a first direction, wherein the first direction is associated with a direction of flow from a source end of the conveyance structure to a destination end opposite the source end and associated with a pick-up zone from which the item is to be retrieved; a sensor configured to provide a sensor output associated with the pick-up zone; and a processor configured to provide a control input to one or both of the conveyance structure and a disrupter device associated with the conveyance structure based at least in part on the sensor output.


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