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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2021
Systems and methods for automated packaging and processing for shipping with pack and place planning
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Benjamin Cohen, Somerville, MA (US);
Christopher Geyer, Arlington, MA (US);
Thomas Koletschka, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jay Link, Westford, MA (US);
Joshua Lurz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Matthew T. Mason, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Richard Musgrave, Sewickley, PA (US);
Ryan O'hern, Reading, MA (US);
Gene Temple Price, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joseph Romano, Arlington, MA (US);
Prasanna Velagapudi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas Wagner, Concord, MA (US);
Jeremy Saslaw, Cambridge, MA (US);
Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
An automated packing system is disclosed for placing a plurality of objects into a shipping container. The a system includes a supply bin receiving conveyor for receiving a supply bin at a supply station, a placement planning system for determining a packing placement order for the plurality of objects, a detection system for detecting a plurality of objects within the supply bin responsive to the position of the supply bin on the receiving conveyor as aligned by the alignment system, an object selection system for selecting a selected object from the plurality of objects to be placed into the shipping container, and a programmable motion device for grasping and acquiring the selected object from the plurality of objects at the supply station, and for placing the selected object into the shipping container in a selected orientation.