Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor system having auxiliary section for storing items... – Plural laterally spaced – same direction auxiliary paths
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-02
2005-08-02
Lillis, Eileen D. (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor system having auxiliary section for storing items...
Plural laterally spaced, same direction auxiliary paths
C198S358000, C198S419200, C198S418500
Reexamination Certificate
active
06923307
ABSTRACT:
A sortation system and method includes providing a sorter assembly and a slug-building assembly. Product is received by the sorter assembly and sorted to a series of sortation lanes. The slug-building assembly includes a plurality of supply lines supplying product for sorting by the sorter assembly. At least one of the supply lines includes an accumulation conveyor and a slug conveyor. Product is accumulated in slug portions at the accumulation conveyor. Slug portions are combined into product slugs at the slug conveyor. Product slugs are discharged from the slug conveyor for sorting by the sorter assembly.
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Commonly assigned U.S. Appl. No. 10/605,277, filed on Sep. 19, 2003.
Bukoski Jerry J.
Haan Ted W.
Kasper Michael J.
Lupton Clinton R.
Lillis Eileen D.
Rapistan Systems Advertising Corp.
Sharma Rashmi
Van Dyke Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP
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