System and method of unloading a container of items

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10737298
APP PUB NO 20170348733A1
SERIAL NO

15687269

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Embodiments of a system and method for unloading articles from a container of items for use in an automatic stack feeder are disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may comprise a belt, a moveable lower paddle, and a moveable upper paddle, wherein the lower paddle is configured to partially extend through a belt of the automatic stack feeder. The movement of the belt, the lower paddle, and the upper paddle are coordinated such that there is no need to interrupt the operation of the automatic stack feeder to unload the container.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, John W Manassas, US 39 734
Dickey, Darin Owings Mills, US 6 41
Good, Matthew G Eldersburg, US 21 104
Houston, Edward F Bristow, US 25 128
Hume, Robert E Woodstock, US 9 77
Mayhall, Riley H Germantown, US 14 121
McConnell, William P Woodstock, US 26 379
Roman, Juan A Fairfax, US 17 115
Shiu, Leung M Gaithersburg, US 23 195

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