Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152431 | Stocking system The present invention relates generally to a stocking system and its operating method. The stocking system comprises a shelf assembly, a first crane, and a second crane. The shelf assembly stores a plurality of cassettes. The first crane is installed at one side of ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7316536 | Storage system with access control system The invention relates to a storage system (1) with a storage region (2, 3), in which storage material may be stored, with an access region (16), physically removed from the storage system, in which access to the storage material for deposition o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7261509 | Method and system for operating a racking system preferably in a dispatch unit A method for operating a rack system preferably in a dispatch unit (1), with a rack (2) and an associated rack serving device for the storage and retrieval of containers (3), trays or the like to or from the rack. A rack region of the rack (2... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7205730 | Article transport vehicle The invention provides an article transport vehicle that includes: a vehicle body; a first wheel that supports the vehicle body; a second wheel that is disposed spaced apart from the first wheel in a fore-and-aft direction, and that supports the vehicle body; a firs... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7018163 | System, apparatus, and method for manipulating a stack of paper, cardboard, and the like A system is provided for qualifying a stack of generally flat, paper, cardboard, and the like. The system includes a robotic mechanism having a plurality of joints that provide varying degrees of motion and a robotic implement attachable to the robotic mechanism. Th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010377 | Method, system, and storage medium for facilitating a transport scheme in an automated material handling system environment A method, system, and storage medium for facilitating a transport scheme in an automated material handling system environment are provided. The method includes detecting an occurrence of a trigger event while monitoring production operations in an automated material... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6733243 | Method of interbay transportation An interbay transportation system includes bays in which process equipment are provided, stockers provided for the individual bays, and a vehicle traveling through the stockers for transporting a semi-processed product from one of the stockers to another. Timing to ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6728597 | Storage system for storing items to be distributed A storage system for receiving, delivering and storing items, e.g. mail items, to be distributed. Items are stored in a flexible manner allowing sufficient space to be allocated to each item while ensuring that the total available space is utilised in an optimal man... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6405100 | Process and device for automatic provision of piece-type goods into or onto individual transport units The invention concerns a method and device for the automatic loading of e.g. commissioned goods in the form of articles into or onto individual transport containers such as cardboard boxes or pallets. The goods, all or some of which may be commissioned, a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6151535 | Laboratory primary sample distributor with archiving mode A laboratory primary sample distributor has a source zone for the input of coded receptacles containing samples and delivered in input magazines. In a distribution mode under the control of a control unit, a conveyor belt moves the receptacles from the so... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6097992 | Method and controlling system for preventing the scratching of wafer backs by the fetch arm of a stepper machine A method for avoiding scratching of wafer backs being held by a vacuum to a fetch arm of a stepper machine for insertion into a cassette holder includes releasing the vacuum in the suction head of the fetch are before the wafer enters the cassette holder.... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5785482 | Apparatus for correcting load appearance A method and apparatus for correcting the appearance of each of a plurality of vertically stacked load stages each comprising a load placed on a pallet. Each of the vertically stacked load stages is separated, and each separated load stage is corrected.... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5692867 | Parts supply system In facilities for the automatic assembly of mechanical parts, a parts supply system has a storing section for storing a tray loaded with parts, a conveying mechanism for conveying the tray from the storing section, and a circulation mechanism for circulat... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5395206 | Method and apparatus for filling orders in a warehouse A system for filling orders in a warehouse utilizes a main conveyor for routing items in the warehouse, including to a primary and secondary picking area. The primary picking area is used for picking high volume items, and is subdivided into multiple subg... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5174454 | Method for sorting form stacks in storage systems and a device for carrying out the method The method is characterized by identifying each form stack (8) with regard to the identity received during manufacture thereof, the information received regarding the identity of the form stack (8), comparing the information received regarding the identit... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4874281 | Method of making up batches of small items, and an installation implementing the method The installation comprises a delivery conveyor (4) for delivering unit items in buckets (5). A station (3) injects unit items onto the delivery conveyor. A sorting conveyor (6) carries packs (8) corresponding to respective batches to be made up. The sorti... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4558829 | Automatic coil winding machine An automatic coil winding machine with a multiplicity of winding stations at which supply coil magazines with respective rotary feeders are provided, and with a loading device for loading the magazines with supply coils which are moved by transporting mea... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4361411 | Storage system A storage system is described in which bins are transferred from a first storage position to an inspection position through the operation of a pair of endless belts carrying bin engaging device whereby a bin is moved along bin guides by sequential engagem... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4178113 | Buffer storage apparatus for semiconductor wafer processing Buffer storage apparatus is disclosed for use with a semiconductor wafer processing system having plurality of processing stations positioned along a conveyor structure and in which allowance must be made for different processing rates at different statio... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4124145 | Diverter valve assembly and priority control circuit for ice distribution systems A diverter valve assembly and priority control circuit for use in an ice distribution system having an ice source and first and second ice delivery stations, the valve assembly comprising a valve body having an inlet section communicable with the ice sour... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4088237 | Storage and retrieval system A system is disclosed for storing and select-goods in a warehouse including transferring goods from a receiving area to a particular location in a storage area in response to a computer command, moving some of the goods from said area to endless conveyor ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4071150 | Conductor supply system for communication cable making apparatus This invention receives paired bobbins from a pairing machine, stores the various bobbins of a given color coding in separate compartments of a rack, and selectively discharges bobbins to an elevator in accordance with the demand from a cabling machine. T... | 01/31/1978 |
