Material handling system with automatic retrieval of sorted items

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12172833
APP PUB NO 20220324648A1
SERIAL NO

17679079

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A system may include a vehicle for delivering items and a moveable track that cooperates with the vehicle. The moveable track may cooperate with a storage system having storage locations for storing items. The vehicle may drive into the moveable track and lift the track using a vertical drive mechanism. The vehicle may include a horizontal drive system operable to drive the vehicle horizontally along the ground to carry the moveable track to a position adjacent the storage location. The vehicle may operate the vertical drive system to drop the moveable track adjacent the storage system. Additionally, the vehicle may operate the vertical drive to drive up the moveable track to an elevated position adjacent one of the storage locations in the storage system. The vehicle may include a transfer mechanism for transferring items between the vehicle and the storage location while the vehicle is in the elevated position.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • OPEX CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McVaugh, Monty Moorestown, US 18 125
Stevens, Alexander Moorestown, US 37 212
Valinsky, Joseph Moorestown, US 40 285

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