# US 12,118,605 B2 · Product palletizing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,118,605 B2 - Document ID: US12118605B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/958,755 - Filed: 2022-10-03 - Published: 2023-02-09 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-21 - Assignees: Block One Automation, LLC - Applicants: Encompass Technologies, LLP - Inventors: Jonathan W. O'Neil - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12118605B2 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0635: {replenishment orders; recurring orders} - G06Q 10/0875: Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A computer-implemented product palletizing system and a method of product palletizing which includes processor in communication with a memory element containing a computer code executable to coordinate the discrete activities of one or more pickers and conveyor product sorting assembly to allocate a plurality of products to a plurality of pallets. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A retrofit of an existing palletizing system including a computer having a non-transitory memory element containing a computer code executable to generate a product list associated with a customer identifier, said product list containing one or more products, comprising: a retrofit computer code executable to: identify conveyor products in said product list generated by said computer code; associate a pallet identifier with each of said conveyor products; operate a product recognition device to identify said conveyor products based upon comparison of a product image to plurality of product image templates in a product image database; and operate a product sorter to sort said conveyor products identified by said product recognition device into one of a plurality of conveyor lanes based upon said pallet identifier associated with said conveyor products. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The retrofit of claim 1, wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to identify non-conveyor products in said product list generated by said computer code. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The retrofit of claim 2, wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to: display said product list on a mobile device; and indicate on said mobile device said conveyor products. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The retrofit of claim 3, wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to indicate on said mobile device said non-conveyor products. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The retrofit of claim 3, wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to indicate on said mobile device to move said conveyor products onto a conveyor which conveys said conveyor products to said product recognition device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The retrofit of claim 4, wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to indicate on said mobile device to move said non-conveyor products to a pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor products. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The retrofit of claim 5, wherein said mobile device comprises a first mobile device carried by a first picker. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The retrofit of claim 5, wherein said mobile device comprises a second mobile device carried by a second picker. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The retrofit of claim 1, wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to generate a product wave each associated with a product wave identifier, said product wave including a plurality of product lists. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The retrofit of claim 9, wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to prioritize order in said plurality of product lists in said product wave. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The retrofit of claim 10, wherein said retrofit computer code further executable to: generate a plurality of product waves; and prioritize order in said plurality of product waves. ### Claim 12 A method of retrofitting an existing palletizing system including a computer having a non-transitory memory element containing a computer code executable to generate a product list associated with a customer identifier, said method comprising: modifying said computer code with a retrofit computer code capable of: identifying conveyor products in said product list generated by said computer code; associating a pallet identifier with each of said conveyor products; operating a product recognition device to identify said conveyor products based upon comparison of a product image to plurality of product image templates in a product image database; and operating a product sorter to sort said conveyor products identified by said product recognition device into one of a plurality of conveyor lanes based upon said pallet identifier associated with said conveyor products. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of retrofitting of claim 12, further comprising identifying non-conveyor products in said product list generated by said computer code. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of retrofitting of claim 13, further comprising: displaying said product list on a mobile device; and indicating on said mobile device said conveyor products. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of retrofitting of claim 14, further comprising indicating on said mobile device said non-conveyor products. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of retrofitting of claim 14, further comprising indicating on said mobile device to move said conveyor products onto a conveyor which conveys said conveyor products to said product recognition device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of retrofitting of claim 15, further comprising indicating on said mobile device to move said non-conveyor products to a pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor products. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of retrofitting of claim 15, wherein said mobile device comprises a first mobile device carried by a first picker. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of retrofitting of claim 17, wherein said mobile device comprises a second mobile device carried by a second picker. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of retrofitting of claim 12, further comprising generating a product wave each associated with a product wave identifier, said product wave including a plurality of product lists. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of retrofitting of claim 20, further comprising prioritizing order in said plurality of product lists in said product wave. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of retrofitting of claim 21, further comprising: generating a plurality of product waves; and prioritizing order in said plurality of product waves.