| US 7,507,930 B2 | ||
| Operations for product processing | ||
| Patrick J. Carey, Endwell, N.Y. (US); Bruce H. Hanson, Endicott, N.Y. (US); Dale J. Larson, Newark Valley, N.Y. (US); and Michael A. Wisniewski, Owego, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Md. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 22, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/18,677. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0180519 A1, Aug. 17, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B07C 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 209—584 [209/583; 209/900] | 47 Claims |
| 1. An operational process for product distribution, comprising:
grouping product with one or more common attributes into a first group;
sorting the product of the first group to a first level sort;
injecting ungrouped product from a plurality of sort groups into the first group;
sequencing the sorted product and any of the ungrouped product having the one or more common attributes as the sorted; and
cascading any ungrouped product devoid of the one or more common attributes to another sorting and sequencing operation.
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