Patents by Inventor Rob Schlender

Rob Schlender has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems, methods, and apparatuses, for singulating items in a material handling environment
    Patent number: 10934101
    Abstract: A material handling system for singulation of items is described. The material handling system can include, a singulation conveyor with a mechanical actuator. The mechanical actuator can be configured to manipulate an item on the singulation conveyor. Further, the material handling system can comprise a sensing unit comprising an imaging device that can be configured to capture an image of a zone of a singulation conveyor. Further, the material handling system can have a control unit that can be configured to classify, based on a classification model and the image, the item into a category. The category can be indicative of an orientation of the item with respect to another item and a conveying surface of the singulation conveyor. Further, the control unit can be configured to, generate instructions to cause actuation of a mechanical actuator to perform a singulation action based on the classification associated with the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Sines, Rob Schlender, Allay Desai, Bill McConnell, Gabe Difurio, Matthew Good
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES, FOR SINGULATING ITEMS IN A MATERIAL HANDLING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20210047132
    Abstract: A material handling system for singulation of items is described. The material handling system can include, a singulation conveyor with a mechanical actuator. The mechanical actuator can be configured to manipulate an item on the singulation conveyor. Further, the material handling system can comprise a sensing unit comprising an imaging device that can be configured to capture an image of a zone of a singulation conveyor. Further, the material handling system can have a control unit that can be configured to classify, based on a classification model and the image, the item into a category. The category can be indicative of an orientation of the item with respect to another item and a conveying surface of the singulation conveyor. Further, the control unit can be configured to, generate instructions to cause actuation of a mechanical actuator to perform a singulation action based on the classification associated with the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Vincent Sines, Rob Schlender, Allay Desai, Bill McConnell, Gabe Difurio, Matthew Good