ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,529, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to WestRock Packaging Systems LLC (Atlanta).
"Orientation module" was invented by Jean-Christophe Bonnain (Chateauroux, France), Frederic Limousin (Le Poinconnet, France), Fabrice Avril (Chateauroux, France) and Amelie Strohm-Volondat (Chateauroux, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orientation module including a base configured to support at least one container, a camera positioned to scan the at least one container, a processor operatively connected to the camera configured to analyze an initial orientation of the container and determine a secondary orientation of the container, and a turn...