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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Jason G. Mclaughlin, Owego, NY (US);
Hajime Morikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Michael A. Wisniewski, Owego, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jason G. McLaughlin, Owego, NY (US);
Hajime Morikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Michael A. Wisniewski, Owego, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 47/50 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01); B07C 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for sequencing trays includes a tray receiving conveyor and a recirculating conveyor. Trays are placed on the recirculating conveyor and merged with ejected trays into a multiple of sequenced trays at one or more merge locations. The system can include more than one merge location, with one of the merge locations providing a merge of trays into a contiguous sequence of trays.