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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2025
Applicant:
Tompkins Robotics, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. Futch, Cocoa, FL (US);
James M. Serstad, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
TOMPKINS ROBOTICS, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/94 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/962 (2013.01); B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Robot includes a propulsion system configured to transport the robot and a controller in communication with the propulsion system. A material handler is carried by the robot and configured for depositing articles into one or more destination containers. The material handler has a tilt tray having sections that are configured for tilting in any number of directions relative to a vertical of the robot. Each section of the tilt tray may include a respective conveyor that moves articles at variable speed.