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公开(公告)号:US12163818B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US17836084
申请日:2022-06-09
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor: Dwight David Williams
Abstract: At least one example embodiment relates to an apparatus including a dosing tube and a plate. The dosing tube is configured to receive an auger. The dosing tube includes a cylindrical sidewall extending from a first end to a second end opposite the first end. The dosing tube defines an opening in the cylindrical sidewall. The plate is coupled to the second end of the dosing tube. The dosing tube is configured to rotate with respect to the plate. In at least one example embodiment, the apparatus further includes an auger configured to rotate and move a material from the second end to the first end of the dosing tube.
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公开(公告)号:US20240375878A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-14
申请号:US18749838
申请日:2024-06-21
Applicant: Brandt Industries Inc.
Inventor: Lyndon Graff , Jonathan Robert Carteri
IPC: B65G15/08 , B65G15/44 , B65G15/56 , B65G21/20 , B65G23/10 , B65G23/12 , B65G41/00 , B65G45/12 , B65G45/26 , B65G47/18 , B65G47/66
Abstract: A belt and a belt conveyor are provided for transporting particulate material and especially oilseeds up the belt conveyor. The belt conveyor can include an intake end having a hopper, a discharge end, a body extending between the intake end and the discharge end and a belt. The belt travels along a travel path in the belt conveyor; the belt traveling through the hopper, up an upper run in the body to the discharge end, down a return run in the body, and back through the hopper. The belt can have a top surface having pairs of adjacent ridges provided on the top surface, each ridge having a pair of arms extending from a point, in a travel direction of the belt, wherein each pair of adjacent ridges define a v-channel on the top surface of the belt.
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公开(公告)号:US12112229B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-08
申请号:US18202697
申请日:2023-05-26
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Wagner , Matthew T. Mason , Christopher Geyer , John Richard Amend, Jr. , Kyle Maroney , Joseph Romano , Victoria Hinchey , Jeffrey Kittredge , Andrew Gauthier , Lakshman Kumar , Prasanna Velagapudi
CPC classification number: G06K7/10693 , B07C5/3412 , B65G1/1378 , B65G25/04 , B65G47/12 , B65G47/18 , B65G47/46 , B65G47/962 , B65G2203/041
Abstract: An induction system is disclosed for filtering the induction of objects to a plurality of object processing systems. The induction system includes an evaluation means for evaluating at least one characteristic of an object, and routing means for routing the object in one of a plurality of directions responsive to the evaluated characteristic, at least one of the plurality of directions leading to a selected one of the plurality of object processing systems.
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公开(公告)号:US12106175B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-01
申请号:US18142071
申请日:2023-05-02
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Wagner , Matthew T. Mason , Christopher Geyer , John Richard Amend, Jr. , Kyle Maroney , Joseph Romano , Victoria Hinchey , Jeffrey Kittredge , Andrew Gauthier , Lakshman Kumar , Prasanna Velagapudi
CPC classification number: G06K7/10693 , B07C5/3412 , B65G1/1378 , B65G25/04 , B65G47/12 , B65G47/18 , B65G47/46 , B65G47/962 , B65G2203/041
Abstract: A distribution system is disclosed for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to one of a plurality of adjacent receiving stations via a receiving chute, wherein each receiving station is lower than the conveyor.
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公开(公告)号:US12099895B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-24
申请号:US17670324
申请日:2022-02-11
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Wagner , Matthew T. Mason , Christopher Geyer , John Richard Amend, Jr. , Kyle Maroney , Joseph Romano , Victoria Hinchey , Jeffrey Kittredge , Andrew Gauthier , Lakshman Kumar , Prasanna Velagapudi
CPC classification number: G06K7/10693 , B07C5/3412 , B65G1/1378 , B65G25/04 , B65G47/12 , B65G47/18 , B65G47/46 , B65G47/962 , B65G2203/041
Abstract: An induction system for filtering the induction of objects to an object processing system is disclosed. The induction system includes an evaluation means for evaluating at least one characteristic of an object, and a routing system for routing the object in one of a plurality of directions responsive to the evaluated characteristic, at least one of the plurality of directions leading to the object processing system.
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公开(公告)号:US20240054303A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-15
申请号:US18382452
申请日:2023-10-20
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas WAGNER , Matthew T. MASON , Christopher GEYER , John Richard AMEND, JR. , Kyle MARONEY , Joseph ROMANO , Victoria HINCHEY , Jeffrey KITTREDGE , Andrew GAUTHIER , Lakshman KUMAR , Prasanna VELAGAPUDI
CPC classification number: G06K7/10693 , B65G1/1378 , B65G47/46 , B65G47/18 , B65G25/04 , B07C5/3412 , B65G47/12 , B65G47/962
Abstract: A distribution system for use in an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an air intake system with an opening that is a fixed distance from a conveyor section, said air intake system aiding in moving an object on the conveyor section from the conveyor section to one of a plurality of adjacent transport units.
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公开(公告)号:US20240037353A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-01
申请号:US18376939
申请日:2023-10-05
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas WAGNER , Kevin Ahearn , John Richard Amend, JR. , Benjamin Cohen , Michael Dawson-Haggerty , William Hartman Fort , Christopher Geyer , Victoria Hinchey , Jennifer Eileen King , Thomas Koletschka , Michael Cap Koval , Kyle Maroney , Matthew T. Mason , William Chu-Hyon Mcmahan , Gene Temple Price , Joseph Romano , Daniel Smith , Siddhartha Srinivasa , Prasanna Velagapudi , Thomas Allen
CPC classification number: G06K7/10693 , B65G1/1378 , B07C5/3412 , B65G25/04 , B65G47/12 , B65G47/18 , B65G47/46 , B65G47/962
Abstract: A space efficient automated processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The processing system includes an input conveyance system for moving objects from an input area in at least an input conveyance vector that includes an input conveyance horizontal direction component and an input conveyance vertical direction component, a perception system for receiving objects from the input conveyance system and for providing perception data regarding an object, a primary transport system for receiving the object from the perception system and for providing transport of the object along at least a primary transport vector including an primary transport horizontal component and a primary transport vertical component that is generally opposite the input conveyance horizontal direction component, and at least two secondary transport systems, each of which receives the object from the primary transport system and moves the object in either of reciprocal directions.
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公开(公告)号:US20240034565A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-01
申请号:US18377949
申请日:2023-10-09
Applicant: Terex USA, LLC
Inventor: Edwin J. SAUSER , Albert D. BOTTON , Gregory YOUNG
CPC classification number: B65G11/206 , B02C23/02 , B02C23/14 , B07B1/005 , B07B15/00 , B65G47/19 , B65G47/18 , B02C21/02 , Y10T29/49716
Abstract: A compact modular mobile aggregate processing system configured with no stand-alone inter-plant conveyors for decreasing the footprint of the system and an infinitely adjustable flow diverter(s) for increasing the control of and variation of output characteristics of the system; the system further including specialized folding conveyors.
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公开(公告)号:US20240008496A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-11
申请号:US18220816
申请日:2023-07-11
Applicant: Vinicius Franca Uchoas , Norman Schmidt
Inventor: Vinicius Franca Uchoas , Norman Schmidt
Abstract: A novel method and apparatus of controlling dough feeding to process and portioning machines in automated processing lines is provided. The completed system can supply dough and dough like materials to a portioner and or allow it to continue its operation during a period of time when the one or more feeding machine needs to go to a mixer to obtain another load of bulk material, a refill cycle, and returns to a home station so as to resume feeding operations of dough. The desired effect is to have a feeding system that can both store dough to continue dough supply to one or more portioning machine(s) while the feeding machine(s) can go to a mixer to obtain a new batch of bulk dough and again return to home position where it can feed dough to one or more conveyor system(s) to maintain feed of dough to portioning machine(s) without an interruption due to stoppages in feed arising from the need for the feeder to go to a mixer and receive additional dough from the mixer and then return to the feeding conveyors. Additionally the controller allows for a variety of settings regarding the dough level and the portioner to prevent air entrapment.
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公开(公告)号:US11868840B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-09
申请号:US17899294
申请日:2022-08-30
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Wagner , Matthew T. Mason , Christopher Geyer , John Richard Amend, Jr. , Kyle Maroney , Joseph Romano , Victoria Hinchey , Jeffrey Kittredge , Andrew Gauthier , Lakshman Kumar , Prasanna Velagapudi
CPC classification number: G06K7/10693 , B07C5/3412 , B65G1/1378 , B65G25/04 , B65G47/12 , B65G47/18 , B65G47/46 , B65G47/962 , B65G2203/041
Abstract: In an induction system for use with an object processing system, a distribution system is disclosed for providing dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes a conveyor section that travels over a vacuum roller, and the plurality of receiving units arranged generally below the vacuum roller such that an object with a mass will fall toward one of the plurality of receiving units based on both the object's mass and a vacuum force applied to the object through the conveyor section.
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