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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Translogic Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth Michael Hoganson, Aurora, CO (US);
Assignee:
Translogic Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 51/40 (2006.01); B65G 51/26 (2006.01); B65G 51/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 51/26 (2013.01); B65G 51/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, apparatus and method (i.e., utility) is provided for increasing the resource utilization of a pneumatic tube system (PTS). This utility allows for moving two or more carriers during a single air source cycle. That is, air pressure or vacuum during a single cycle of an air source may be utilized to move multiple carriers and thereby reduce the total number of cycles required to complete two or more transactions. Accordingly, the throughput of the PTS may be increased.