Parallel vertical recirculating gantry system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9988216
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15382583

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Disclosed are various embodiments for a vertically recirculating gantry system operating in parallel with multiple actuators on multiple gantries. A plurality of items are retrieved from a plurality of picking locations via a plurality of actuators disposed on a gantry spanning a width of the plurality of conveyors. The gantry is moved along a track toward a plurality of stowage locations. Individual items are deposited in respective stowage locations via the plurality of actuators as the gantry moves over the stowage locations.

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  • AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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Drake, Bryan Gregory Seattle, US 2 66
Lui, Tak Keung Joseph Bellevue, US 18 143
Lutz, Brent North Bend, US 2 66
McCalib,, Jr David Bruce Seattle, US 18 119

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