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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Intelligrated Headquarters, Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Raymond R. Neiser, Batavia, OH (US);
Brian J. Resnick, West Chester, OH (US);
Ralf Buerkle, Oregonia, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/10 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/30 (2006.01); B65G 47/31 (2006.01); B65G 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/10 (2013.01); B65G 21/14 (2013.01); B65G 37/00 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/26 (2013.01); B65G 47/30 (2013.01); B65G 47/31 (2013.01); G05B 19/4189 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide systems and methods for providing a desired gap between articles within a continuously flowing train of articles. Various embodiment methods may include operating a material handling system including a plurality of conveying units, by generating motion profiles for a plurality of articles to provide a pre-determined gap between the articles, and controlling the plurality of conveying units to move each article in accordance with its motion profile as the plurality of articles move through the material handling system.