Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for sorting items
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Application No.: US17011577Application Date: 2020-09-03
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Publication No.: US11247242B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: James Clete Culp , Stanley E. Sankaran
- Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Fortem IP LLP
- Main IPC: B07C5/34
- IPC: B07C5/34 ; B07C3/02 ; G05B19/418
Abstract:
A system and associated method is provided for sorting parts, which includes a conveyor system for receiving and circulating a plurality of randomly presented parts, a sorting buffer for accumulating selected parts from the plurality of randomly presented parts in an assigned buffer location, and a sequencing system for sequencing the accumulated selected parts.
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