ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,665, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS INC. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Auto induction from autobagger to sorting robot" 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 packing and sorting comprises: a server comprising a memory, a processor, and a sortation engine, an automated packaging device, and a packaging sorting system. The automated packaging device is configured to: receive one or more sorted articles through an opening of a repository of the automated packaging device, and seal the repository to form a ...