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(43) Date of publication: 17.11.2021 Bulletin 2021/46 (21) Application number: 20704119.5 (22) Date of filing: 08.01.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 10/00(2012.01) G06Q 50/28(2012.01) G06Q 10/08(2012.01) G06Q 50/30(2012.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G06Q 50/30; G06Q 10/08; G06Q 50/28; G06Q 10/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/012713 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/146480 (16.07.2020 Gazette 2020/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 08.01.2019 US 201962789775 P 08.08.2019 US 201962884351 P 16.08.2019 US 201916543105 23.10.2019 US 201916661820 (71) Applicant: Berkshire Grey, Inc. Bedford, MA 01730 (US)

(72) Inventors: WAGNER, Thomas Concord, MA 01742 (US) MASON, Matthew, T. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (US) GEYER, Christopher Arlington, MA 02476 (US) AMEND, John Richard, Jr. Belmont, MA 02478 (US) MARONEY, Kyle North Attleboro, MA 02760 (US) ROMANO, Joseph Arlington, MA 02476 (US) HINCHEY, Victoria Winchester, MA 01890 (US) KITTREDGE, Jeffrey Lexington, MA 02420 (US) GAUTHIER, Andrew Somerville, MA 02144 (US) KUMAR, Lakshman Burlington, MA 01803 (US) VELAGAPUDI, Prasanna Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (US) (74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP  Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)