Patent ID: 11868840
Assignee: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A distribution system comprising:
a porous conveyor section;
a vacuum roller over which the porous conveyor section travels, the vacuum roller being provided at a free end of the porous conveyor section and including openings through which a vacuum pressure is applied to a plurality of dissimilar objects at the free end of the porous conveyor section;
a perception system for providing monitoring data regarding actions of the plurality of dissimilar objects as the plurality of dissimilar objects are moved over the free end of the porous conveyor section; and
a controller for controlling any of a rotational speed of the vacuum roller and the vacuum pressure within the vacuum roller responsive to the monitoring data for providing that the plurality of dissimilar objects each travel a selected distance around the vacuum roller before falling from the free end of the porous conveyor section.