System and method of article feeder operation

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11319174
APP PUB NO 20210039901A1
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17076701

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Embodiments of a system and method for shingulating, singulating, and synchronizing articles in an article feeder system are disclosed. The article feeder system may include a shingulating device configured to receive a stack of articles and to produce a positively lapped stack of articles, a plurality of picking devices configured to pick one or more articles from the positively lapped stack of articles and to produce one or more singulated articles, and one or more synchronization devices configured to deliver the one or more singulated articles to one or more sorter windows.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Austin, Christopher D Parkville, US 6 25
Brown, John W Manassas, US 39 730
Good, Matthew G Eldersburg, US 21 104
Hillerich,, Jr Thomas A Louisville, US 13 63
Houston, Edward F Bristow, US 25 128
Mayhall, Riley H Germantown, US 14 121
McConnell, William P Woodstock, US 26 379
Roman, Juan A Fairfax, US 17 115
Schlender, Robert L Columbia, US 5 24
Shiu, Leung M Gaithersburg, US 23 195
Timm, Jacob L Pasadena, US 18 552

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