ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,349, issued on June 24, was assigned to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS INC. (Orlando, Fla.).
"Optimizing filling of sortation order receptacle" was invented by James M. Serstad (Orlando, Fla.), Michael C. Futch (Cocoa, Fla.) and Parthiban A. Mathavan (Cary, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System for use in directing a sorting operation includes receptacles configured for receiving articles therein, and a sleeve removably attached to each receptacle such that an upper portion of the sleeve extending upward above a top rim of the receptacle and defining an opening that permits access to the receiving space of the receptacle; and automated trans...