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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075237 | Multi-level vehicle lift A multi-level vehicle lift comprising a first platform mounted for movement between a lowered position and a raised position. A second platform is positioned below the first platform and is coupled to the first platform by a lift member such that movement of the fir... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7123988 | System and apparatus for materials transport and storage A system for moving a pallet is provided. The system provides for a pair of pallets each having means for inducing movement in relation to an other pallet. Further, logic is provided for calculating a movement instruction to move the pallets relative to each other. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118077 | Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space A platform for storage and transfer of payloads in space includes a plate for supporting a payload, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the payload to and from the plate. A groove extends diametrically between two edges of the plate for receiving a rail provid... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6974293 | Material handling assembly A vertical lift system for storage and in particular for parking motor vehicles comprising a multi-level frame comprising a structure extending upward from a base, and a lifting mechanism centrally positioned within the frame and in communication with each level, an... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6929440 | Method and storage loading system for loading and unloading loads in storage The invention relates to a particularly effective method for loading and unloading loads in a rack storage facility with several rack bays and aisles which are located between the rack bays. According to the method, a load is transported to a front end of a rack bay... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6109853 | Mechanical automobile parking facility A mechanical automobile parking facility with auto parking pallets, in which a vehicle is driven onto an auto parking pallet which is moved with the vehicle thereon to a predetermined space inside the facility. In order to guarantee reliable and abrasion ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5967727 | Transport device for conveying motor vehicles in buildings Driverless motor vehicles are conveyed to unoccupied parking spaces in a building by a transport system comprising at least two trackless transport elements and, for each motor vehicle, four detachable wheel support elements on the parking space and the t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5707199 | Apparatus for storing objects in a storage block A device is disclosed for storing objects in a storage block having identical storage places arranged behind, next to or above each other in the X, Y and Z directions and at least one lifting member associated to the storage block. Each storage place is e... | 01/13/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5669753 | Modular automated parking system An automated parking garage simultaneously parks and retrieves multiple vehicles. Each vehicle entering the facility is videotaped to make a record of its physical condition prior to entry into the garage to protect the garage owner from baseless damage c... | 09/23/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5556246 | Automated storage system An automated system for storing, retrieval and transporting of goods of any shape and size in aisleless warehouses, ships, airplanes, trains and the like. The system also provides aisleless warehouses, parking lots and the like and enables a computerized ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5328315 | Multistory multicolumn storing installation This invention is related to a multistory, multicolumn storing installation capable of efficiently storing cargoes. The assembly includes a frame structure that defines four adjacent multistory columns A, B, C and D. Movable pallets P, each of which can b... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5314285 | Automatic controlled multi-level storage system Disclosed is an automatic controlled multi-level storage system having a bottom access level, a plurality of cargo storage levels vertically spaced above the access level, and a central elevator space vertically disposed through each level, each level hav... | 05/24/1994 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5243796 | Multistory automobile parking facility The facility consists of a silo module of either reinforced concrete or steel, built above or below ground level, or partly above and partly below ground level. The central section of the silo interior is occupied by a handling unit that can be of an elec... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5203660 | Multisory parking space A multistory parking space that is provided with an entrance and exit area, an elevator, power carriers and parking pallets. A vehicle in the entrance and exit area is transported by the elevator to the power carriers, and then the vehicle is transported ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5190427 | Computer-controlled block to block shifting type multi-floor multi-block equipment conveying and storage system A computer-controlled, multi-floor, multi-block equipment conveying and storage system having a multi-floor steel framework made of H-beam steels. Each floor is divided into a plurality of equal blocks longitudinally and latitudinally aligned. The blocks ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5188498 | Cargo docking device A cargo docking device according to this device has a frame body with at least two rows in breadth, two rows in depth, and two stages in height, and multiple entrance sections arranged in the full length in the front side of the frame body. The device com... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5118239 | Cubic parking apparatus The present invention relates to a cubic parking apparatus vertically formed with parking spaces in a multi-stage fashion to move a car in and out of the parking space through a pallet, in which guides and lateral guides are provided on the parking spaces... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5098246 | Apparatus for solid parking installation An apparatus for a solid parking installatin to load several automobiles in a limited space is disclosed herein. This apparatus includes a solid parking installation of the apartment type which has a plurality of floors and loading spaces that are mutuall... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5066187 | Parking system and method of automatically parking motor vehicles A parking system for automatically parking automobiles comprises at least two parking levels (P1, P2) disposed above each other which are served by lifting units (20-23). Each parking level includes parking rows (Z1-Z12) and parking columns (Ra-RK) perpen... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5039269 | Multi-story type automatic parking lot for dense parking A multi-story type automatic parking lot for dense parking, permitting the parked vehicles to be closely arranged with one adjacent to another without any passage way required. Every parking unit is made of a steel plate which comprises a plurality of rol... | 08/13/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5018926 | Automatic storage and retrieval apparatus Storage and retrieval apparatus and method using pallets for storing vehicles and other loads. A number of storage levels aligned vertically are reached by a pair of lifts in shafts which bracket the levels. A transfer mechanism can push a pallet and auto... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4936730 | Elevated garage An elevated garage which includes a vertical framework structure having an entrance, through which cars are introduced; a plurality of parking spaces for accommodating the cars, wherein the packing spaces are piled in vertical one or more rows; an elevato... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4768914 | Storage system A storage system comprises a building structure having an array of contiguous storage spaces on each of at least one level. A plurality of movable storage platforms, on which such cargo as automobiles, shipping containers and the like may be loaded, is av... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4217070 | System for placing items A system for placing items, preferably for parking motor vehicles in a garage, comprises shiftable carrying plates, which carry the items and occupy a plurality of respective carrying plate positions arranged thoughout the available area in rows, which ar... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4167365 | Car parking system A parking system for cars has a plurality of parking shelves disposed horizontally and vertically on both sides of a central zone of vertical movement, one car being carried to and from the shelf by a carrier activated by its driving gear means to raise o... | 09/11/1979 |
| 3987912 | Movable vehicle parking towers A vehicle parking system includes a large parking area free of intermediate floors. A plurality of multi-storied vehicle towers are movable within tracks on the floor of the parking area from a plurality of selected parking spaces to vehicle entrances to ... | 10/26/1976 |
| 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 |
