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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA (US);
William Mather Almon Carscallen, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Tushar Satyendra Sashittal, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Abstract
To determine the optimal orientation of packages within a container, packages are ranked according to a score defined by an algorithm. A first package position is determined from a first set of package dimensions and is oriented within a container. A second package position is determined from a second set of package dimensions and is oriented within the container. The packages are oriented such that the orientation of the first package position is different from the orientation of the second package position with no overlap, and a threshold portion of the lower face of the packages abuts another package or the container base. Packages are continuously oriented into the container volume until the total package volume reaches a threshold container volume, while minimizing the total package volume. The final orientation of the packages is output as a three-dimensional arrangement of the packages within the container volume.