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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Tompkins International, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jianqiang Zhu, Hangzhou, CN;
Juejing Xu, Hangzhou, CN;
John C. Spain, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael C. Futch, Raleigh, NC (US);
James M. Serstad, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard C. Kaminska, III, Raleigh, NC (US);
Selden W. McKnight, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Tompkins International, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A system includes an article supply location, wherein the article supply location includes a plurality of articles to be sorted, first and second transport vehicles, each having a first position in which an article is stowed about the vehicle and a second position in which the article is deposited into a proximal container. And a control system. The control system is configured to receive an order for a plurality of disparate articles, determine one destination container of a plurality of destination containers to direct the transport vehicle to deposit a selected article, direct the first transport vehicle to transport a selected article to the destination container and deposit the article by manipulation of the first transport vehicle from the first position to the second position for deposit of the selected article in the destination container.