Patent ID: 11911798
Assignee: nan
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A method for delivering items to one or more destinations, comprising the steps of:
conveying a first item along a first conveyor section;
conveying the first item under a first conductive wall and onto a second conveyor section wherein the first conductive wall separates the first conveyor section from the second conveyor section;
emitting an RF signal toward an RFID tag on the first item on the second conveyor section while the first item is supported on a non-conductive support;
receiving an RF signal from the RFID tag on the first item while the first item is supported on the non-conductive support;
determining the destination for the first item based on the step of receiving the RF signal from the RFID tag;
conveying the first item under a second conductive wall separating the second conveyor section from a third conveyor section;
loading the first item from the third conveyor section onto a delivery mechanism;
displacing the delivery mechanism to deliver the first item to the determined destination; and
discharging the item from the delivery mechanism to the determined destination wherein the step of conveying the first item along a first conveyor section comprises supporting the first item with a conductive support.