ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,205, issued on Dec. 16.
"Slat filler and the method of using thereof" was invented by Amgad Awad (Parlin, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated slat filling system for dispensing a plurality of articles to a plurality of containers without rejecting one or more of the plurality of containers comprises: (a) a plurality of slats; (b) a plurality of cavities formed on the plurality of the slats; (c) a conveyance device; (d) an intelligent control device; (e) a vision inspection device; (f) a rejection repository, and (g) a diverting device, and the method of use thereof."
The patent was filed on June 18, 2024, under Applicat...