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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Intelligrated Headquarters, Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mark Kenneth Vegh, Frederick, MD (US);
Jeffrey A. Rosenwald, Frederick, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/34 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 47/96 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G05B 19/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/34 (2013.01); B65G 47/96 (2013.01); G05B 19/4189 (2013.01); G05B 19/056 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40078 (2013.01); Y02P 90/28 (2015.11);
Abstract
The discharge accuracy of unit sortation is improved by making real time adjustments to the discharge timing of the carrier based on the determined actual position of each article on respective carriers. The adjustments are applied at the time the discharge command is given.