Patents
US 11242211 B2: Bin packing system and method
- Granted
- 2022-02-08
- Filed
- 2019-10-15 application 16653364
- Type
- Utility · 31 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A single robot of a two-lane bin packing system has an end of arm tool (EOAT) that interfaces with two infeed lines and two bins on an ongoing basis so that the robot can pick a group of bags from a first bag group staging area on the first infeed line while a group of bags is being formed in a second bag group staging area by the second infeed line. In addition, by interfacing with two separate bins, one bin can be filled while another, full bin is being replaced with an empty bin. The EOAT thus operates constantly. The bag groups can be formed in layers by discharging bags on a reciprocating shuttle of a pick table assembly.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220208.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volm Companies, Inc. 12 patents | US company or organization | Antigo, WI | Volm Companies, Incorporated State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Bennett | Burlington, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paolo Giammarco | Hamilton, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B35/54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G47/905 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B25J | Manipulators; chambers provided with manipulation devices | B25J15/0014 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BENNETT, BENJAMIN signed 2019-10-11 GIAMMARCO, PAOLO signed 2019-10-11 | VOLM COMPANIES, INC. ANTIGO, WI | 50721/263 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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