Patents Examined by Keith R Campell
  • Patent number: 9731327
    Abstract: A device for sorting objects includes an input conveyor device with a plurality of input storage devices, which are movable in an input conveying direction. A loading station loads each input storage device with one object. An output conveyor device has a plurality of output storage devices, which are movable in an output conveying direction. A sorting end point discharges the objects. A first transfer region, in which the input conveyor device and the output conveyor device are arranged, allows objects to be transferred from the input storage devices into the output storage devices. A second transfer region, separate from the first transfer region, in which the output conveyor device and the sorting end point are arranged transfers objects from the output storage devices to the sorting end point. An additional sorting end point in the second transfer region enables more flexibly operation of the sorting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Peter Berdelle-Hilge