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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Robert Knepple, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Scott Klien, Portage, MI (US);
David T. Klien, Portage, MI (US);
Robert Knepple, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Scott Klien, Portage, MI (US);
David T. Klien, Portage, MI (US);
Humphrey Products Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A package control conveyor system comprises a plurality of independently-controllable package conveying units each of which comprises a zone control module operably connected to a package sensing device and a package conveying unit for selectively activating and deactivating the package conveying unit, wherein the zone control modules are communicably interconnected upstream and downstream so that each zone control module can selectively activate and deactivate its associated package conveying unit in response to information provided by one or more upstream and/or downstream zone control modules.