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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Brian D. Hysell, West Chester, OH (US);
John D. Moore, Batavia, OH (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. Hysell, West Chester, OH (US);
John D. Moore, Batavia, OH (US);
Assignee:
Intelligrated Systems, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Sortation conveyor apparatus and methods for selectively diverting articles from a primary conveying surface onto branch lines are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises assigning memory cells to first and second articles based upon the location of the articles along the primary conveyor, and determining if the second article is to be diverted to the same location as the first article, and if so, assigning the trailing cell assigned to the trailing end of the first article to other than the first article.