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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew L. Fourney, Laurel, MD (US);
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/46 (2013.01); B07C 3/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sorting system for dynamically sorting items includes movable receptacles that can receive sorted items from a sorting conveyor on the fly. A controller determines and coordinates the movement between the sorted items and the movable receptacle, so that sorted items land in the movable receptacle while the receptacle is moving. A queue of receptacles alongside a sorting conveyor and extending into an overflow region can dynamically move, contract, advance and—or reverse as needed, based on the items being sorted.