Patents by Inventor Scott R. Bomgaugh

Scott R. Bomgaugh 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).

  • System and method of sorting and sequencing items
    Patent number: 10220416
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for sorting and sequencing articles in a processing facility are disclosed. Delivery endpoints are divided and grouped into stop groups. A first sorter sorts items according to stop group and outputs the items to trays. The output trays from the first sorter are loaded to a second sorter in stop group order. The second sorter sorts items for each stop group into separate lanes. Each lane can then be sorted into output bins in delivery sequence order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventor: Scott R. Bomgaugh