US Patent Issued to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS on July 21 for "Article loading system and method for multilevel sorter" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,034, issued on July 21, was assigned to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS INC. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Article loading system and method for multilevel sorter" was invented by Bruce D. Baring (Orlando, Fla.), Michael C. Futch (Orlando, Fla.) and James M. Serstad (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-level induction station is disclosed. The multi-level induction station includes multiple sorting levels arranged in a vertical stacked configuration; a vertically traveling automated lift that carries articles vertically between the sorting levels along a frame positioned proximate to the multiple sorting levels; an information acquisition dev...