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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7074002 | Parts container with in and out conveyors driven in unison A container (10) includes a body that has a bottom wall (12), a top wall (20), a back wall (14), and first and second end walls (16), (18) wherein the walls (12), (14), (16), (18), and (20)... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7024759 | Assembly device comprising several transport lines for substrates to be assembled Substrates can be transported on a top transporting section to component-fitting locations of a component-fitting apparatus. Conveying sections for substrates which are to be routed past the component-fitting locations are arranged on a number of conveying levels be... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6986417 | Transfer system A transfer system includes transfer lines (L) each of which forms a closed loop and has transfer-in stations (S1 and S3) and transfer-out stations (S2 and S4) for assembling parts to a work, while circulating the work alon... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6883681 | Automatic dispensing system for unit medicament packages A storage and dispensing system (10) for storing and dispensing pre-packaged pharmaceutical products (12) and other products. The system includes a cabinet (14); a plurality of product conveyors (16) mounted within the cabinet and each co... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6516234 | Information transmitting system for use in factory An information transmitting system for use in a factory, which is capable of transmitting information among controllers simply without the complicated lead-around of a communication line nor the need of complicated communication protocol. A controller for... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6139240 | Orthogonal type branching conveyer for diverting articles carried by a conveyer in an automated warehouse An automated warehouse includes a plurality of article storage shelves having a plurality of article storage sections arranged therein . An article may be conveyed from a main conveyer at one end of the shelves through a branching conveyer to a transfer a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5998963 | Electric vehicle service center and method for exchanging and charging vehicle batteries Disclosed herein is a service center and method designed to promote the use of a battery-powered, electric vehicle which allows a discharged battery to be easily and quickly replaced in the electric vehicle and then recharged for use in another electric v... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5799800 | Process and installation for sorting individual goods The invention relates to a method for sorting individual articles having identification numbers. The method comprises the steps of allocating each individual article a position number based on a position in the stream of individual articles. Next, the ind... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5669748 | Product handling process and system A process for handling products comprising the steps of providing a product handling system having a storage structure comprising a plurality of product pallet lanes having product pallets therein, simultaneously replenishing pairs of juxtaposed pallet la... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5582497 | Automatic warehouse system An automatic warehouse has a plurality of stock units. One stock unit has one replenishing rack and one picking rack arranged so as to oppose each other with their sides, leaving a corridor between. Each rack has a plurality of shelves in both heights and... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5564879 | Three-dimensional warehouse A three-dimensional warehouse in which its working efficiency is improved with respect to the receiving and taking out of articles and its housing efficiency is improved. The warehouse has entrance/delivery stations provided at a plurality of stories, for... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551822 | Order filling system with cartridge dispenser An automated ordering system has a gathering conveyor belt and a plurality of product dispensers for dispensing products onto the gathering conveyor belt, the plurality of product dispensers arrayed in a matrix in rows and columns wherein each row of prod... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5478183 | Article selector and method An article selecting and collecting apparatus having a plurality of vertically spaced elongated ramps with a continuous conveyor and articulated selector slidingly attached to a rail adjacent each conveyor. The articulated selector slides along the rail t... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5468110 | Automated system for selecting packages from a storage area A system for filling orders, such as prescriptions for patients, comprising a device for holding packages. Each package has the same type of contents being held in a predetermined location by the holding device. Each package has an identity which defines ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5322406 | Order filling system with cartridge dispenser An automated ordering system has a gathering conveyor belt and a plurality of product dispensers for dispensing products onto the gathering conveyor belt, the plurality of product dispensers arrayed in a matrix in rows and columns wherein each row of prod... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5288194 | Device for unloading article from circulative loading base The invention relates to a device for unloading an article from a circulative loading base. There is provided an endless belt which forms a loading surface that is mounted rotatably in a backward inclined position to a conveyor chain. The belt comes into ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5273392 | Automated work center and method This invention relates to an automated work center for use in materials handling operations. The work center includes a randomly accessible vertically moving temporary storage queue 11 for receiving containers 25 that hold material goods. A fixed loading ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5226782 | Automatic storage and retrieval system A system for storing and retrieving items to and from a storage receptacle which includes a track riding dolly carrying a robotic item handler for inserting and extracting items to and from storage The dolly also carries a multishelved caddy for receiving... | 07/13/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5156514 | Shelf-type storage, retrieval and transfer system for material contained in self-supporting storing pallet boxes or magazines In a shelf-type store for magazines with material in rod or plate form, an apparatus is described for putting the material, contained in the magazines, into and out of store and for selecting it. For this purpose the magazines are moved with the aid of a ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5125782 | Facility for storing items along parallel channels A warehouse has several levels. Each level has a series of storage channels for items to be stocked in the warehouse. The storage channels are parallel to one another and have respective inlet ends located at a first side of the warehouse and respective o... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5090863 | Organizer system and method for a rotatable storage structure The present invention relates generally to automated distribution systems for storing and retrieving goods. More particularly, the invention relates to a rotatable storage carousel and supporting mechanisms for inserting and extracting containers from the... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4971513 | Method of making up batches of small items 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... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4917227 | Conveyance system for article container case This invention provides a three-dimensional conveyance system for automatically conveying card, chit, medicine or the like from one position to other position in a general hospital or the like. Conveyance in each of stories is carried out in accordance wi... | 04/17/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4815914 | Material storage and delivery system A material storage and delivery structure and system having a first container storage rack for accumulating and storing full containers of parts, and a container indexing and transfer mechanism for delivering individual full containers from the first stor... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4792270 | Automatic rental safe-depositing box system A system wherein a contractor of a rental safe-deposit box can privately obtain, handle and restore his own box in the fire-proof safe room. The system includes an automatic article retrieval and storage unit located within the safe room and having contra... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4789293 | Automatic rental safe-deposit box system A system wherein a contractor of a rental safe-deposit box can privately obtain, handle and restore his own box in the fire-proof safe room. The system includes an automatic article retrieval and storage unit located within the safe room and having contra... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4621745 | Mechanized carton picker A vertically accumulating storage and dispensing apparatus for containers and the like wherein the containers are loaded at the top of a tower and selectively dispensed from the bottom. The tower has a frame that defines first and second tower sections, e... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4595330 | Material storage and delivery system A material storage and delivery structure and system having a first container storage rack for accumulating and storing full containers of parts, and a container indexing and transfer mechanism for delivering individual full containers from the first stor... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4565481 | Apparatus for loading and unloading a double opening press for manufacturing fibreboard An apparatus for loading and unloading a multiopening press for manufacturing fibreboard comprises a first endless conveyor movable through an upper opening of a press having upper and lower openings with an intermediate plate therebetween. The first endl... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4529081 | Case feeder A case feeder conveyor system is provided with an accumulation conveyor and a central conveyor which is located on an elevator, the accumulation conveyor, at a transfer station, is provided with a pusher bar that extends the length of the accumulation con... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4470741 | Press unloading installation Simultaneous removal from a multi-level press of all press trays carrying particle board panels is achieved with a press unloading installation. Such installation consists of a vertically movable press unloader cage having chain conveyor pairs, primary su... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4338056 | System for loading and unloading a kiln A system is provided for loading concrete blocks, carried on pallets, into a kiln. The kiln includes a front end wall and a rear end wall and a plurality of guideways extending from the front end wall to the rear end wall. The guideways are arranged in a ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4307988 | Storage system A storage system for articles comprising a plurality of inclined storage compartments where an unloading member on an elevator removes articles from given compartments and transfers the article to a conveyor from a transfer position on the elevator and th... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4277216 | Transport arrangement for trays and the like A tray transport device for transferring trays in one direction or the other between a tray transport trolley and a conveyor for delivering or carrying trays from the transport device. The transport device includes vertical members which supports sets of ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4266900 | Material handling apparatus A material handling apparatus is described, for example, for delivering bags of garbage to an incinerator. The apparatus includes a plurality of material-receiving compartments, each having a first end at which material can be loaded into the compartment,... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4219297 | Apparatus with rotary inclined storage cells A storage apparatus for cartridges used with a system for recording, storing and reproducing information comprises a cylindrical member with a plurality of inclined cells. A disk-like shield plate formed with an opening is arranged adjacent to one side of... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4218034 | Industrial and urban airport complex with special cargo-handling facilities An airport complex comprising a main multi-level passenger terminal having peripheral gates for the enplaning and deplaning of passengers and cargo. A cargo building which is disposed in close proximity to the passenger terminal greatly shortens the time ... | 08/19/1980 |
