US Patent Issued to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS on Sept. 15 for "Multi-system single footprint sorter using robots with sort verification" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,554, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS INC. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Multi-system single footprint sorter using robots with sort verification" was invented by James M. Serstad (Orlando, Fla.) and Michael C. Futch (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-function sorting system for use in a sorting operation includes a server, a sortation engine, and first and second function sorting systems. First function sorting system for sorting articles includes first function vehicles traversing a first function platform for transporting and depositing first function articles into first sort receptacles. Second function...