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Patent No.:

US 12790120 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2024

Apparatus and methods for automated picking of items

Applicant:

Remedi Technology Holdings, Llc, Towson, MD (US);

Inventors:

Steven E. Schneider, Lewis Center, OH (US);

Richard W. Snodgrass, Columbus, OH (US);

Justin J. Clark, Kitchener, CA;

Christopher J. Fisher, Kitchener, CA;

Steven Hoenig, Blacklick, OH (US);

Kimberly Hawkes, Columbus, PA (US);

Roger J. Gerdeman, Columbus, OH (US);

Wyatt Culbertson, Powell, OH (US);

Thomas P. Hayes, Cambridge, CA;

Assignee:

Remedi Technology Holdings, LLC, Towson, MD (US);

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Saul Rodriguez

Assistant Examiner:

Ashley K Romano

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 47/91 (2006.01); B65G 59/06 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/1376 (2013.01); B65G 1/0471 (2013.01); B65G 1/06 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 47/91 (2013.01); B65G 59/062 (2013.01); G06F 17/00 (2013.01); G07F 17/0092 (2013.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01);
Abstract

An automation apparatus for dispensing groups of individually packaged products including a storage module including a first storage bin configured to slidably receive a storage tube inserted therein; a first storage tube configured to store therein a plurality of products each contained in an individual package, the first storage tube including an end cap including a release slot to allow movement of a first individual package along a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the first storage tube for removal of the first individual package from the storage tube, the end cap including a retention slot configured to engage with a registration pin of the first storage bin and prevent the first storage tube from sliding out of the first storage bin; and a pick device configured to retrieve the first individual package from the first storage tube disposed in the end cap via the release slot.

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Schneider, Steven. (2026). Apparatus and methods for automated picking of items (U.S. Patent No. 12790120). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12790120

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