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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997848 | Carriage for the horizontal transfer of motor vehicles in automatic mechanical car parks Self-propelled carriage on wheels includes: one or two pairs of supporting elements for the wheels of either or both of the axles of the motor vehicle, these elements being movable symmetrically and perpendicularly with respect to ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7648320 | Carriage for the horizontal transfer of motor vehicles in automatic mechanical car parks Self-propelled carriage on wheels comprises: one or two pairs of supporting elements for the wheels of either or both of the axles of the motor vehicle, these elements being movable symmetrically and perpendicularly with respect to... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7367747 | Adjustable and extending transport cradle for watercraft A cradle assembly for moving and positioning a watercraft with respect to a support module. The cradle assembly comprises a plurality of horizontally varying cradle beams, a cradle wall extending upward from the cradle beams and a transportation track traversing the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326565 | Storage apparatus The invention provides an incubator 1 wherein a microplate transport device 5 is disposed inside a chamber 11 centrally thereof. The transport device 5 comprises a transport table 50 for placing a microplate thereon and is capable ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7278533 | Vehicle modular belt conveyor A pair of conveyors having a pair of launch conveyors and at least one pair of drive conveyors is disclosed using modular flat belts. The pair of launch conveyors has zero motion, when a vehicle is driven onto the pair of launch conveyors where the vehicle is placed... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7210889 | Circulating storage system A circulating storage system (1) has at least two storage columns (4) of stored-goods carriers (5) that are arranged one above another and circulate during operation, at least one horizontal conveyor device (9) which, during operation, tr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200913 | Method of an apparatus for assembling an aircraft wheel or brake component on an axle of an undercarriage A method of and apparatus for assembling an aircraft wheel or brake (10) component on an axle (26) of an undercarriage in which a holder (12) is provided for the component along with a lifting device (28). The lifting device is used to li... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7119715 | Parking lot attendant robot system A parking lot attendant robot is provided with a camera for capturing an image of an vehicle and a parking space, and a receiver from receiving vehicle information such as the steering angle, shift position and vehicle speed from the vehicle. Based on the knowledge ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112007 | Cradle for item transportation and storage, especially watercraft storage A cradle assembly for moving and positioning an item with respect to a support module in a storage assembly with the item including a bottom. The cradle assembly comprises a plurality of cradle beams, at least one cradle wall vertically extending upward from the plu... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7017713 | Stacker crane A mast in a conventional stacker crane is configured to extend in a vertical direction. Accordingly, the mast is not sufficiently rigid, and may swing in a running direction during running or when the running operation is stopped. An attempt to increase the rigidity... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6948899 | Palletless loading structure for storage system The invention provides a palletless loading structure for a storage system which comprises a plurality of storage forks including a first support beam and a plurality of storage fork bars mounted in regular interval to cross the first support beam at a right angle; ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946974 | Web-based systems and methods for internet communication of substantially real-time parking data A parking system includes an internet-accessible Web server storing substantially real-time parking data associated with occupancy of a plurality of parking spaces. The parking data can be rendered by a display device running a browser application. The Web server tr... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6702541 | Palletless rack-type parking system with stacker crane A palletless rack-type parking system with a stacker crane comprises a plurality of racks each having a plurality of parking spaces in a lattice form and arranged on a support surface to be spaced apart from each another at a regular interval; a plurality... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6659263 | Staging tower above a conveyor A plurality of staging tower assemblies disposed above a conveyor for storing items therein and, more particularly flats mail items, which are then collated in any selected order. Each tower assembly has a plurality of independently operable endless belts... | 12/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6190117 | Method of using a two way high speed storage system A two way operated storage system including a container storage area in the form of a multi-rack, multi-tier rotary storage carousel, a vertical lift for transporting containers vertically to a shuttle that transfers containers to and from the storage car... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6077017 | Vehicle handling system A vehicle handling system is provided for an automated parking garage. The system includes a loading platform dimensioned to support a vehicle, the loading platform including gratings each formed by a plurality of spaced-apart, parallel bars. The system a... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6007288 | Watercraft storage system A system for moving watercraft for storage inside a dry stack watercraft storage facility. The system includes a frame assembly, a cradle assembly and a rack assembly which closely interact with each other to precisely and securely position and protect wa... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5980185 | Vehicle parking structure An improved automated parking garage structure comprising a supporting framework bearing a plurality of vehicle parking stalls arranged in a radial manner on a plurality of levels about a central core. Each of the stalls support a vehicle on a series of f... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5915907 | Apparatus for turning articles in storage structures A storage structure has an entry chamber for receiving articles, a storage area for storing the articles, a lift passage for connecting the entry chamber and the storage area, and a lift for conveying the articles through the lift passage between the entr... | 06/29/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5718551 | Automatic mechanized system for the storage of objects Mechanized and fully automatically managed installation for the storage of objects, in particular motor vehicles or containers, including a central managing unit, at least one runway (14) or (16), storage cells (24), (26) distributed on each side of the r... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5505573 | Parking tower A parking tower includes a plurality of layers, an elevator device mounted in a frame structure and movable up and down to each of the plurality of layers by means of a lifting device, at least one conveying device slidably mounted on each of the pluralit... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5460470 | Automatic storage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval system such as can be used as a parking bay structure is provided which comprises a hydraulically operated skip hoist system and which includes a skip hoist shaft and a skip which is hoistable up and down the shaft. A plurality of ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456562 | Parking device A parking device contains parking boxes (20) for parking cars in two high storage racks arranged to either side of a conveying floor (14). A hoisting appliance (64) is longitudinally movable on the floor (14) between the high storage racks has a verticall... | 10/10/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5374150 | Multi-tier parking facility system for depositing and removing vehicles The invention is directed to a multi-tier parking facility system for depositing and removing vehicles, particularly passenger automobiles. The facility includes parking devices which are arranged in a plurality of levels in corresponding parking spaces. ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5330305 | Driven mechanism for a three dimensional vehicle parking system A three dimensional parking system (1) includes a plurality of housing stations (X1, Y1, etc.) which are arranged in a vertical direction for accommodating vehicles. A lift compartment (31) is provided adjacent to the housing stations (X1, Y1, etc.). Lift... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5238348 | Parking system Parking garage hoist translates on a central `main` aisle driven by hydraulic translation motor and raises hoist car driven by hydraulic translation motor. Both motors are mounted near the base of the hoist and power for the hydraulic motors is derived fr... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5116182 | Automatic car parking system An automatic car parking system comprised of a parking rack and at least one car lifting feeder. The parking rack is divided into a plurality of parking spaces. The car lifting feeder has a pair of comb-like wings for carrying a car into a pair of comb-li... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5049022 | Parking structure A multi-level storage or parking structure. Modular construction of the facility and its components offers portability. Vehicle delivery and pickup is achieved with a telescoping type drive and a shuttle slave mechanism used on a bi-directional shuttle. H... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5037263 | Vehicle conveyer for a multi-story parking garage This invention relates to a multi-story parking garage which includes a plurality of parking garage floors and a plurality of parking spaces on each of the floors. The garage is further comprised of interconnecting rails and tracks along which a vehicle c... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4976580 | Storage means, especially parking means A storage device for automatic storage of items such as vehicles including a deposit station and removal station. A plurality of storage stations are provided having a deposit and a removal opening. A transport device is provided for transporting the item... | 12/11/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4793760 | Automobile parking apparatus An apparatus includes an automobile transporting carriage constituted by an inner frame, provided with wheels and motors for translation of the carriage along rails and slidingly coupled, for vertical displacement, to an outer frame not overlying the regi... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4787804 | Material handling system An automatic material handling system includes two or more vertically extending staging structures (10) incorporating a plurality of shelving surfaces (24) arranged in rows in respective staging structures for accommodating transport pallets or like goods... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4372724 | Apparatus and method for storing rod stock and supplying same to a servicing machine An installation for storing a variety of elongate rod stock and for automatically supplying such stock in a selected sequence to a severing machine which is spaced from the installation, the rod stock being stored in the installation with their longitudin... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4265581 | Automated parking system and subassemblies therefor An automated parking system includes a multi-story tower having a central elevator shaft. The building is substantially circular in cross section and contains a plurality of parking stalls that radiate from the elevator shaft on each of the stories. An el... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4109804 | Vehicle parking system with a plurality of movable columns having vehicle supporting floors A vehicle parking system includes a parking area wherein the vehicle to be stored is deposited in a selected floor of a horizontally movable column. The columns are movable within the parking area by means of driving platforms which travel along the floor... | 08/29/1978 |
