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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:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2024
Applicant:

Monotony.ai, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);

Inventors:

Madeline R. Hickman, Arlington, MA (US);

Wilson J. Mefford, Watertown, MA (US);

Jesse Sielaff, Norfolk, MA (US);

Hannah S. Siemens, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 93/00 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 25/20 (2006.01); B65B 43/54 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01); B65G 69/04 (2006.01); D06F 95/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 95/00 (2013.01); B65B 5/06 (2013.01); B65B 25/20 (2013.01); B65B 43/54 (2013.01); B65B 57/14 (2013.01); B65G 69/0425 (2013.01); B65G 69/045 (2013.01); D06F 93/00 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0233 (2013.01); B65G 2814/0258 (2013.01); B65G 2814/0276 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously packing unfolded laundry articles into a container are described. The system includes a container configured to receive the laundry articles, a movable surface for receiving the container, and at least one drive motor for imparting motion to the laundry articles in the container, including at least one of a shaking, twisting, vibrating, oscillating, shushling, and tilting. At least one sensor is configured to detect two or more container fill heights. A controller in communication with the at least one drive motor and the at least one sensor is configured to instruct the at least one drive motor to rotate at least one of a driven conveyor, driven pusher, and driven rollers and the container disposed thereon rapidly back and forth repeatedly until a maximum height variation in the two or more container fill heights falls within a threshold range.


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