IP Library Granted Patent US 11,461,832
Granted Patent B2
US 11,461,832 · App. 16/944,749 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Product palletizing system

Inventor: Jonathan W. O'Neil (Fort Collins, CO)
Assignee: Encompass Technologies Development, LLC
G06Q30/0635G06Q10/0875H05K999/99
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Patent No.
US 11,461,832
App. No.
16/944,749
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer-implemented product palletizing system and a method of product palletizing which includes processor in communication with a memory element containing a computer code executable to coordinate the discrete activities of one or more pickers and conveyor product sorting assembly to allocate a plurality of products to a plurality of pallets.

Claims (24)

1. A product palletizing system, comprising:

a computer-implemented product palletizing system including a processor in communication with a non-transitory computer readable medium which contains a computer code executable to:

generate a plurality of product waves, each of said plurality of product waves having a product wave identifier, each product wave in said plurality of product waves including a plurality of products lists associated with a corresponding plurality of customer identifiers; and

associate a product identifier with each product within said plurality of product lists within said plurality of product waves.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising generate an indicator to a first picker to pick said product within said plurality of product lists within said plurality of product waves.

3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising prioritize order of said plurality of product lists within a product wave and generate said indicator to said first picker to pick said product from a first of said plurality of product lists in said product wave and then from a second product list in said picked product wave.

4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising associate a pallet identifier or conveyor lane identifier with each product identifier associated with each product in said plurality of product waves.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein said indicator directs said first picker to move said picked products to a pallet correspondingly associated with said pallet identifier.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising depict a conveyor product indicator in association with conveyor products in said plurality of product lists within said product wave.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein depiction of a conveyor product indicator directs a first picker to move said conveyor products to a conveyor product sorter.

8. The system of claim 6 , further comprising direct said first picker or a second picker to pick non-conveyor products in said plurality of product lists within said product wave.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising depict a non-conveyor product indicator in association with non-conveyor products in a plurality of product lists within a product wave.

10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising direct said first or said second picker to move each of said non-conveyor products to said pallet associated with said pallet identifier correspondingly associated with each of said non-conveyor products.

11. The system of claim 6 , further comprising depict a conveyor product indicator in association with conveyor products in first of said plurality of product lists within said product wave and then in a second of said plurality of product lists within said product wave.

12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising direct said first picker or a second picker to pick non-conveyor products from said first product list within said product wave and then from a second product list within said product wave.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising depict a non-conveyor product indicator in association with non-conveyor products from a first product list within said product wave and then from a second product list within said product wave.

14. The system of claim 11 , further comprising operate said conveyor product sorter to sort said conveyor products based on said pallet identifier or said conveyor lane identifier associated with each said conveyor product.

15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising direct a second picker to move conveyor products from said product conveyor sorter to a pallet correspondingly associated with said pallet identifier or said conveyor lane identifier.

16. The system of claim 15 , further comprising:

a first mobile computer device capable of interaction with said first product picker;

a first graphical user interface depicted on said first mobile computer device including said conveyor product indicator associated with each said conveyor product within said plurality of products in said plurality of product lists within said product wave allowing said first picker to pick each said conveyor products;

a second mobile computer device capable of interaction with said second product picker; and

a second graphical user interface depicted on said second mobile computer device including said pallet identifier associated with said conveyor lane allowing said second picker to move said conveyor products from said conveyor lane to said pallet associated with said pallet identifier.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein said second graphical user interface includes said pallet identifier associated with each of said non-conveyor products, to allow said second picker to pick each of said non-conveyor products and to move said non-conveyor products to said pallet having said pallet identifier associated with each of said non-conveyor products.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2026
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT FOR THE LENDERS
To: HANDOFF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ORCHESTRA SOFTWARE, INC.; ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 076000/0087 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2023
From: HANDOFF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ORCHESTRA SOFTWARE, INC.; ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 065732/0537 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2023
From: ENCOMPASS + ORCHESTRA, INC.
To: BLOCK ONE AUTOMATION, LLC
Reel/Frame 063409/0489 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2023
From: STIFEL BANK
To: ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 063238/0010 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT, LLC
To: STIFEL BANK
Reel/Frame 058078/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2020
From: ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES LLP
To: ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 054185/0886 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2020
From: ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT INC.
To: ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 054186/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2020
From: O'NEIL, JONATHAN W.
To: ENCOMPASS TECHNOLOGIES, LLP
Reel/Frame 053369/0744 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16568481 · Sep 12, 2019
Continuation 15991997 · May 29, 2018
Continuation 15611072 · Jun 1, 2017
Continuation 15161755 · May 23, 2016
Provisional Application 62164777 · May 21, 2015
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