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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2003
Patrick J. Fitzgibbons, Newark Valley, NY (US);
Bruce H. Hanson, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael D. Senger, Endicott, NY (US);
Patrick J. Fitzgibbons, Newark Valley, NY (US);
Bruce H. Hanson, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael D. Senger, Endicott, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for sorting a plurality of items into a predetermined sorted sequence. Items are initially located on initial sorting regions of a sorting apparatus. The items are then sorted into at least one intermediary sorted set and then sorted, from the intermediary sorted sets, into the final sorted sequence. A computer may be used to track the position of the items on the sorting apparatus and to control the movement of the items into the sorted sequence.