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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6662077 | Architecture for presenting and managing information in an automated parking and storage facility Architecture for management of an automated parking and storage facility. A management system provides interactive interface capability to access, monitor, and control the parking and storage facility locally and remotely, as well as to provide limited ac... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6502011 | Method and apparatus for presenting and managing information in an automated parking structure A method and system for monitoring and controlling an automated parking system using a graphical user interface is described. The described method includes the step of displaying a graphical representation of a floor of an automated parking garage. The me... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6336295 | Shared vehicle port and method and apparatus for controlling the same The present invention relates to the shared vehicle port for automatically parking and delivering a shared vehicle used by a plurality of users, comprising: an automatic driving area having a passenger loading area and a passenger unloading area separated... | 01/08/2002 |
| 5829941 | Radial mechanized garage parking system The present invention refers to improvements provided by a robotized, radial type parking system, allowing twelve vehicles to be parked per floor without the need of areas for vehicle maneuvering or circulation, and which can be used in any urban area, es... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5425612 | Mechanized and automatically managed installation for storing objects such as cars An automatic power-driven apparatus is provided for storing objects, particularly motor vehicles. The apparatus comprises at least two vertically-arranged levels, each having a closed-circuit transit track provided with two longitudinal transit lanes, fou... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5338145 | Motor vehicle automatic parking system, and related improved silos structure Automated parking system for motor vehicles in silos including cells, carports, corridors, ramps and the like, in which the motor vehicle is carried using lifting and translating devices. The vehicles arrive at a loading floor with access to loading/unloa... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5292218 | Apparatus for transferring a motor vehicle and multistory parking lot Apparatus for transferring a motor vehicle comprises a frame body, two pairs of slide forks, each holding front and rear wheels of a motor vehicle respectively and moving the motor vehicle, the two pairs of slide forks moving in a direction perpendicular ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5281069 | Lift device and automated high-raised parking system having the lift device A lift device includes a cable member having opposed ends thereof suspended via guide members and longitudinally movable by a lift drive unit, a lift unit connected to one of the ends of the cable member for lifting an object along a lift passage, a balan... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5108254 | Method for controlling a vehicle parking structure There are defined a lift space (E) and multi-storied housing spaces (X,Y) provided on at least one side out of the left side, right side, front, side, and rear side of the lift space (E). A three dimensional housing apparatus comprises a liftable fork uni... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5024571 | Multi-level storage structure An automatic multi-level storage structure including a building structure having at least one entrance and exit station, a main floor directly accessible from the entrance station, and a plurality of storage levels, a plurality of object pallets provided ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4971506 | Vehicle parking system A parking system for automotive vehicles, comprises a building structure divided into a ground parking level and at least two upper parking levels, each having a floor and a ceiling defining between them one or more lines of parking spaces extending longi... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4950117 | Three dimensional housing apparatus and control method thereof There are defined a lift space (E) and multi-storied housing spaces (X, Y) provided on at least one side out of the left side, right side, front side, and rear side of the lift space (E). A three dimensional housing apparatus comprises a liftable fork uni... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4825927 | Controlled shading device A device for controlling access to a shaded parking area. In the invention, a parking space is provided with shade. Access to the shade is controlled by a meter in combination with a removable barrier. When the user gains access by insertion of a "credit ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4738579 | Automated parking garage system An automated parking garage system having a plurality of modules arranged in, for example, a grid pattern, each module having a plurality of stacked storage positions. An empty storage position for each module or the top of the module is positioned at an ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4669047 | Automated parts supply system An automated parts supply system is disclosed for a manufacturing operation to deliver parts to individual work stations on a "just-in-time" basis. A carrier module with a supply of parts in a set of containers is placed on a computer controlled guided ve... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4352621 | Apparatus for parking motor vehicles Motor vehicle parking apparatus has pallets for vehicles which are arranged next to each other on a movable construction which is drivable so that each pallet can be brought into line with a predetermined position such as a loading position. In order to a... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4322804 | Storage conveyor operation system and surveillance system A system for operating a vehicle storage conveyor is disclosed in which a programmable digital computer system is used to automatically control the operation of the conveyor, to monitor the safeties of the storage conveyor and to cease operation thereof u... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4312623 | High through-put materials handling system and method A system and method for automated materials handling is disclosed wherein palletized goods are stored and retrieved with maximum through-put. This system is particularly applicable for pallets of comparatively large size. In accordance with this system an... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4119376 | Movable storage unit system A movable storage unit system comprising a plurality of individually driven storage units at least some of which are movable toward and away from one another into contact with one another to define an access space between a pair of the units. A logic cont... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4074120 | Automated materials storage system and method A system and method for automatically storing and retrieving loads of materials from a high-rise storage warehouse including providing for electronic identification of materials at a remote storage operator station and thereafter activating a CPU to (a) e... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4008668 | Electric circuit for self-propelling trolleys in storage installations The circuits comprise a first part located at a control station where the trolley lies when not operated, and a second part located on the trolley. The first part comprises a three phase power circuit and a control circuit for the trolley. The connection ... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4005785 | Elevator mechanism for multiple level mechanical car parking structure An elevator mechanism is provided for use in a multiple tier car parking system and which is controllable to hoist the cars vertically to different levels of the structure and to move the cars horizontally at each level to different parking stalls or bins... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3984012 | Automatic storage and retrieval system for motor vehicles and the like An automatic storage and retrieval system for motor vehicles has a plurality of elevators for conveying automobile support pallets to and from a plurality of tiers, the support pallets being moved off an elevator onto a cart by a transfer mechanism on the... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3944085 | Underground automatic parking system for vehicles An underground automatic parking system has a vertical well with two spaced elongated vertical side compartments each having a plurality of parking spaces. An elevator with a car transfer mechanism is located between the compartments. A plurality of slide... | 03/16/1976 |
