Patent ID: 11970300
Assignee: OMNICELL, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating an automated packaging system comprising:
receiving an indication of an order, wherein the order comprises one or more articles;
identifying the one or more articles of the order;
identifying operating parameters of the automated packaging system based, at least in part, on the identified one or more articles of the order; and
operating the packaging system according to the identified operating parameters, wherein operating the packaging system according to the identified operating parameters comprises:
feeding a first bag of a web of bags to a packaging station of the packaging system, wherein the packaging station comprises a horizontal surface on which the first bag is received;
opening the first bag of the web of bags using a pneumatic nozzle to define an opening of the first bag;
inserting a loading bin containing the one or more articles into the first bag through the opening;
providing a pulse of air to push the one or more articles in a horizontal direction into the first bag from the loading bin based on an operating parameter of the identified operating parameters, wherein the operating parameter comprises an air pressure or air volume determined to be sufficient to push the one or more articles into the first bag, and
depositing the one or more articles into the first bag.