Docking station

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6447236
SERIAL NO

09525933

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A docking station for a robotic mail tray loading system includes a ground plate that is mounted to the floor of the building in which the robotic mail tray loading system is housed. The ground plate has first and second wheel-retaining recesses that preferably include ramped surfaces to accommodate wheels of mail carts. A plurality of guide plates are positioned to locate one pallet or two mail carts in the docking station at a time. The docking station also includes a plurality of sensors that sense the presence or absence of a pallet or cart in the docking station and that sense the type of cart present at the cart docking station.

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  • ABB AUTOMATION INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grams, Robert S Waukesha, WI 7 258
Molstad, Dean R Sussex, WI 4 42

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