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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011870 | Multi level automated car parking system A structure having floors for receiving and delivery of cars, and parking floors. Receiving and delivery floors have slat conveyors with platform carriers placed in slots in the conveyor. Cars are parked by patrons on the platform carriers. After the patron exits th... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7909558 | Overhead vehicle storage system A system and method for the safe storage of vehicles wherein a storage structure is provided having a first section in which vehicles are stored in vertically oriented cells with each vehicle being carried within a vehicle storage unit such that the units may be sta... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7815410 | Vehicle parking apparatus and elevator apparatus A vehicle parking apparatus for parking a vehicle comprises a main structure having a plurality of storage racks capable of storing vehicles lined up in a vertical direction, a lift cage capable of being mounted with a vehicle, a coupling mechanism having a second c... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7465141 | Multilevel vertical general aviation hangar A multilevel vertical general aviation hangar, comprising a traffic inflow/outflow path and a pallet stack subsystem. There is also a pallet turntable located with the path. A pallet shuttle moves the pallet and contained vehicle from the turntable to a lift. The li... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7168905 | Storage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval system includes a plurality of individual storage units stacked in multiple columns. Each storage unit includes wheels which engage a track for selective movement along the track. Vertical and horizontal actuators are used to move the storage... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6858119 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary mobile plating system is provided for performing a plating process using virtually any known or available deposition technology for coating or plating as substrate. The mobile plating system may include a vacuum chamber positioned in a mobile storage vo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851921 | Automated parking garage An automated parking garage. The garage comprises a multi-floor building having a plurality of vehicle storage racks in a storage area for storing a loaded pallet or an unloaded pallet. An entrance-level floor of the building includes an entry/exit station (EES) on ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6739821 | Vertical conveyor device for various sized payloads A vertical conveyor device for accommodating motor vehicles of varying heights. Short and tall containers for motor vehicles alternate around a vertical carousel. When a container is placed in an accessible position, movable walkways and ramps change positions allow... | 05/25/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6641351 | Parking garage elevator system A system for parking automobiles in a garage which uses a single-drive mechanism to simultaneously move automobile platforms. The automobile platforms reside in contiguous storage towers and are stacked in multiple levels. The automobile platforms simulta... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6503379 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary mobile plating system and method are provided for performing a plating process using virtually any known or available deposition technology for coating or plating. The mobile plating system may include a vacuum chamber positioned in a mobile ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6491488 | Car parking structure A vehicle parking structure particularly well adapted for providing a parking capacity of up to about 20 vehicles has a structure framework with an entrance/exit level and a plurality of parking level floors, each of the floors having a pair of parking ba... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6422799 | Overhead transport system A overhead transport system with load-bearing members, in particular transverse bars for attachment of loads, includes running rails which extend in at least two horizontal planes in spaced-apart, parallel disposition, and at least one crane which travels... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6345948 | Containerized vehicle storage system A simple and relatively inexpensive containerized vehicle storage system for holding self-parked vehicles. In one embodiment, the system includes a building or housing having an upper level and a lower level, with the lower level being situated below leve... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6332743 | Elevator type parking system An elevator type parking system is disclosed. The system includes a main frame having a plurality of vertical columns and horizontal columns for forming a hoist way in a center portion thereof a plurality of parking rooms at both sides of the hoist way, a... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6328521 | Vehicle parking system A vehicle parking system including a pair of horizontal rails (11,12) spaced apart to define a line of vehicle parking spaces between them, a horizontal carrier (10) movable over the rails (11,12) for conveying vehicles to selected parking spaces, and a v... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6106210 | Parking apparatus The invention relates to a parking apparatus having a plurality of vertically movable vehicle supporting platforms for being lifted and lowered between a lower vehicle supporting level and an upper vehicle supporting level and arranged horizontally in a m... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6085124 | Automatic parking system The present invention provides an automatic parking system in which the computer, the parking ticket issuer, and the parking ticket recognizer are connected in a network such that each unit exchanges information as it needs, and then the system controllin... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6065921 | Apparatus for parking and retrieval of a vehicle The invention includes a device for parking vehicles for supplying and delivering at an entry/exit position, wherein the device is provided with vertically displaceable lifting devices with which one carrying platform at a time is displaceable in vertical... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6048155 | Containerized vehicle storage system A simple and relatively inexpensive containerized vehicle storage system for holding self-parked vehicles. In one embodiment, the system includes a building housing having an upper level and a lower level, with the lower level being situated below level o... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6048156 | Vehicle parking device A vehicle parking device includes a base with four posts extending therefrom and every two adjacent of the posts have two rails connected therebetween on which three first parking units are moved. Each of the posts has a first sprocket mounted thereto and... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5961270 | Apparatus for storage of vehicles An apparatus for storing vehicles in a multi-level structure defining several spaces, each one with an entrance. The vehicles are driven to a platform mounted on the upper level of an entrance supporting assembly. The platform is engaged to a carrier asse... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5868540 | Storage method and apparatus A vehicle storage apparatus including a plurality of storage frames. The apparatus is provided with a passage, which is located at the middle section of the frames, along the length of the apparatus. Storage compartments are provided at the left and right... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5810539 | Maximum auto-parking device A device for the efficient parking of vehicles is provided. The device includes: 1) a car-pan comprised of steel plate; 2) strengthening rods on the car-pan; 3) a parking space frame comprising a pair of steel C bars as its side beams and another pair of ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5743696 | Motor vehicle parking installation A vehicle parking installation is provided having a pair of vertical columns, multiple platforms provided with carriages movable independently of each other along the columns. The carriages are lockable along the columns at predetermined distances which a... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5702222 | Electrically driven car lift apparatus for home use An electrically driven car lift apparatus for use in a private garage is provided which operates on standard household electrical power. The lift apparatus is driven by two screws, one being directly connected to an electrical driving device with a transm... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5690462 | Parking device for motor vehicles A parking device including a base frame, a top frame, four cylindrical poles mounted between four corners of the base and top frames, each of the cylindrical poles having two tubular members slidably mounted thereon, an upper platform fixedly mounted on t... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5678972 | Facility for the space-saving parking of motor vehicles The mechanical facility, according to the invention, for the space-saving parking of motor vehicles has at least one entrance and exit EA and a multiplicity of parking spaces EP, and a multiplicity of stacking carriages SW, which are arranged one beside t... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5593266 | Mechanical parking arrangement A mechanical parking arrangement comprises at least two parking spaces. A platform (10) for at least one vehicle may be moved by a driving arrangement, is located in the parking position above at least one underlying vehicle parking space (6) and may be l... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5573364 | Automated parking system for motor vehicles A parking system for a motor vehicle formed as a high-level rack storehouse including at least one rack-operating device for transporting a car, which is loaded on a pallet at a parking station, to one of a parking spot and an unparking station, and an ar... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5487635 | Slide-in store for roller pallets and a process for inserting goods into and withdrawing goods out of said store The warehouse has a high storage density and is suitable for the storage of bulk goods. The warehouse has at least three superimposed storage areas. A storage area is laid out as the operational level for the storage and withdrawal of the goods. A further... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5449261 | Motor vehicle parking installation A reliable motor vehicle parking installation having an economical construction is provided and includes an extremely flexible structure to maximize the available space. Its construction can extend above and/or below the ground. The installation includes ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5374149 | Vertical storage conveyor with symmetrical motor drive system A vertical conveyor which is preferably for storing and conveying automobiles is disclosed. The conveyor is comprised of two, spaced apart parallel vertical frame members supportingly connected together with a plurality of diagonal braces and horizontal b... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5354163 | Three-dimensional parking facility A three-dimensional parking facility which includes an upper parking portion and a lower parking portion. The three-dimensional parking facility further includes a device for swinging the upper parking portion and the lower parking portion. The swinging d... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5344270 | Method of and system for load storage and retrieval A system for storage and retrieval of a load, for example a motor vehicle, is arranged to be installed, for example, in a multi-storey car parking building. The system includes a plurality of substantially parallel conveyor belts installed at floor level ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5314284 | Parking tower with a carrier handling device on a elevator A parking tower includes a number of layers, one or more parking units formed in each of the layers, an elevator movable up and down to each of the layers, a lateral movement device slidably supported on the elevator, a longitudinal movement device slidab... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5267822 | Automatic automobile parking garage An automatic automobile parking garage is provided, particularly an underground parking garage having an entrance at ground level, which is the location of the roof of the parking garage. One or two vertical arrays of automobile loading stations are provi... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5176484 | Multi-storey depot for storing cargo and automobiles A cargo depot for storing palletized cargoes such as passenger cars (97, 98, and 99), in which a car (97) is moved to a designated cell (5) in sequential steps along two or three coordinates through door openings (11, 12) provided in adjacent cells (5) lo... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5145304 | Height adjustable vehicle parking apparatus A height adjustable vehicle parking apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a base and a pair of upstanding stanchions. A vehicle parking platform is disposed between and moveable along the stanchions. An articulated stabilizer bar assembly compris... | 09/08/1992 |
