| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414331010 | MOVABLE RACK HAVING SUPERPOSED, CHARGE-SUPPORTING ELEMENTS, AND EXTERNAL MEANS FOR CHARGING OR DISCHARGING ELEMENTS | 30 |
| 20090196720 | METHOD OF STORING AND RETRIEVING ARTICLES - The invention relates to a method for storing articles ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20120003067 | Automated Storage System for High Density Storage - Within a storage compartment, closely spaced rows of adjacent stacks are supported on a plurality of parallel sliding rails. A pair of coordinated robots is positioned with one robot on one side of the stacks to push the stacks within a selected row toward the other robot. The pushing robot on one side of the row starts off with a starting stack supported in its support arms. The pushing robot pushes the starting stack into one end of the selected row, causing the row to shift toward the waiting receiving robot, which receives the stack at the opposite end of the row from the starting stack. A series of pushes between the two robots moves a stack containing a desired sample into alignment with an access port in the storage compartment. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20160107778 | Pouch Collection Robot System And Method For The Assembly And Collection Of Non-Filled Spouted Pouches - The present invention relates to a pouch collection robot system ( | 04-21-2016 |
| 20190148213 | TRANSFER DEVICE | 05-16-2019 |
| 414331020 | Rotating or circulating rack | 9 |
| 20100196127 | SUBSTRATE HOLDING APPARATUS, AND INSPECTION OR PROCESSING APPARATUS - In order to enable high accuracy positioning and strong pressing of a substrate, the present invention provides a substrate holding apparatus including: a rotating bed having an inclined surface supporting a lower side of an outer circumferential side surface of the substrate, which bed rotates on a normal line of the substrate as the rotation axis together with the substrate; a position restriction unit rotating together with the rotating bed and restricting the substrate in a predetermined position on the rotating bed by pressing a plurality of points on the circumference on an upper side of the outer circumferential side surface of the substrate prior to the rotation; and a pressing unit rotating together with the rotating bed and pressing the substrate against the inclined surface by pressing a plurality of points on the upper side of the outer circumferential side surface of the substrate during the rotation. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100303590 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DEPOSITING, PRESERVING AND RETRIEVING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL SPECIMENS IN A REFRIGERATED STORAGE - An apparatus for automatically depositing, preserving and retrieving biological material test tubes is described, comprising a refrigerated storage ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110305546 | PANEL-STORING SHELF AND PANEL-TRANSPORTING SYSTEM - A panel-storing shelf comprises at least two support members, at least two tracks disposed around a surface of each of the at least two support members, respectively, to rotate about respective support member, and at least two brackets disposed on each of the at least two tracks, respectively, and at the same level, to hold the panel and rotate along with the track. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20130223961 | STORAGE SHELF SYSTEM FOR STORING STORAGE GOODS - The invention relates to a storage shelf system ( | 08-29-2013 |
| 414331030 | Charge-supporting elements moving horizontally | 3 |
| 20090269174 | RACK MOVER ASSEMBLY - A rack mover, attachable to a rack, includes a wheeled jack for lifting the rack off the support surface and a jack-mounting assembly. The jack-mounting assembly includes a first member to which the jack is coupled and a second member including hooked projections extending a length through respective openings in the first member. The hooked projections are configured to engage the rack. A biasing member of the jack-mounting assembly biases the second member in a first direction relative to the first member such that the hooked projections extend a first length through the respective openings. A tightening assembly of the jack-mounting assembly is engaged with the second member and configured to move the second member relative to the first member in a direction substantially opposite the first direction to reduce the length of extension of the hooked projections through the respective openings to a second length less than the first length. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090274538 | RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSPORTING MULTI-SIZE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS - A receptacle assembly for receiving and holding in place flexible containers in the upright position while the flexible containers are being transported on a conveyor. The receptacle assembly includes a guide supporting two supports, an adjustment mechanism, and a plurality of transport receptacles. Each transport receptacle includes two side supports, each of which are mounted on one of the supports. The supports are capable of being selectively displaced with respect to each other by operation of the adjustment mechanism, which allows the transport receptacle to be adjusted to receive and hold flexible containers of various sizes and configurations. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20150063958 | INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR INTERFACING WITH SUBSTRATE CONTAINER STORAGE SYSTEMS - A storage system and methods for operating a storage system are disclosed. The storage system includes a plurality of storage shelves, and each of storage shelves has a shelf plate for supporting a container. Each of the storage shelves is coupled to a chain to enable horizontal movement and each is further coupled to a rail to enable guiding to one or more positions. A motor is coupled to a drive sprocket for moving the chain. The rail has some sections that are linear and some sections that are nonlinear. The sections are arranged in a loop. Example configurations of the storage system include one or more of stationary shelves, extended horizontal tracks for a hoist, a conveyor at a level of the storage system, and a manual loading station. The hoist, with an extended horizontal track interfaces with the manual loading station. | 03-05-2015 |
| 414331040 | Charge-supporting elements moving vertically | 2 |
| 20090116941 | VERTICAL CAROUSEL AND VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION METHOD USING THE VERTICAL CAROUSEL - An inner wall surrounding an inner space for vertically circulating a rack, and an outer wall surrounding the inner wall are provided. Then, a rack is disposed in the inner space. A pair of extensions are provided at diagonal positions of the rack. The extensions are attached to an endless drive member in a manner that the extensions protrude toward an outer space between the inner wall and the outer wall through slits of the inner wall, and, a drive mechanism for a drive member is provided in the outer space. Further, a tunnel passing through the outer space to connect the inner space and an area outside of the vertical carousel is provided for transportation of an article into, and out of the tunnel. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20120207570 | Automatic Apparatus for Feeding and Measuring Radioactive Medicine - Disclosed is an automatic apparatus for feeding and measuring radioactive medicine. The automatic apparatus includes a base, two elevators, two clamping units, a translation unit, a limiting unit, and a holder. The first elevator is movably supported on the base. The first clamping unit includes a sliding block movably supported on the first elevator, a shaft rotationally connected to the sliding block, and a quick-release clamp connected to the shaft. The translation unit is located on the base. The second elevator is movably supported on the translation unit. The second clamping unit includes a sliding block movably supported on the second elevator, a shaft connected to the sliding block thereof, and a pneumatic clamp connected to the shaft thereof. The limiting unit is connected to the second elevator and operable for limiting downward movement of the second elevator. The holder is located on the base. | 08-16-2012 |
| 414331060 | Wheeled rack | 7 |
| 20080267750 | METHODS FOR MOVING OVENS, AND OVENS HAVING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY ATTACHING TO A PLURALITY OF CASTERS - An oven includes a housing, which is configured to be releasably attachable to a removable set of means such as casters so that the oven may be easily moved particularly during installation. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090185885 | Lifting System for Display Cases - A system for lifting of store shelves with merchandise on the shelves. The system employs a lifting member formed of two opposing cross members which sandwich support members of store shelving therebetween. Projecting forks from the two cross members engage sleeves on opposite sides of leveling feet which project from the support member of the shelf toward the floor. Jacks engaged to both sides of each lifting member elevate the shelf with the lifting members in engagement with each support member of the shelf. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100014951 | STACKER CARTS, PRINTING APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF STACKING MEDIA ON STACKER CARTS - Stacker carts for stacking media, printing apparatuses, and methods of stacking media on stacker carts are disclosed. An embodiment of the stacker carts includes a stacking surface including a first end and an opposite second end, the stacking surface sloping downwardly from the first end toward the second end; and a resiliently-biased stop at the second end of the stacking surface, the stop including at least one contact surface defining a height of the stop above the second end of the stacking surface. When the contact surface is in contact with a first surface, a height of the stop (i) decreases as the stacker cart is moved toward the first surface, and (ii) increases as the stacker cart is moved away from the first surface. | 01-21-2010 |
| 414331080 | Charging or discharging means is a pusher | 1 |
| 20160075511 | AUTOMATED RACK UNLOADING APPARATUS - An automated rack unloading apparatus for automatically unloading a container from a rack shelf is provided. Such an apparatus includes a frame and a carriage assembly operably engaged with the frame. The carriage assembly travels vertically to align with a rack shelf on which a container to be unloaded from the rack shelf is located. The carriage assembly has a first end and a second end. A spoon is pivotally connected to the first end of the carriage assembly at a pivot point. A retractable support mechanism supports the second end of the carriage assembly. The retractable support mechanism is operable to lower a leading edge of the spoon with reference to the pivot point to thereby downwardly incline the spoon for insertion under the container. An associated method is also provided. | 03-17-2016 |
| 414331090 | Charging or discharging means is a conveyor | 2 |
| 20090028676 | Robotic Pallet-Emptying and Magazine-Loading Apparatus - Examples of a robotic de-palletizer and a robotic magazine loader are described herein. The robotic de-palletizer is configured to remove cases (e.g. HSC (half slotted cases) filled with product (e.g. disassembled cartons)) and to place the HSC on one or more conveyors. The conveyor(s) move the full HSC from the “de-palletizing” area to a magazine-loading area for processing by a robotic magazine loader. In one example of the robotic magazine loader, HSC containing unassembled cartons are removed from the conveyor. The contents of the HSC are added to a magazine feeding a carton assembling and filling machinery and the empty HSC is conveyed to a discard location. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20170232477 | TRUCK, LOADING BRIDGE, SORTING SYSTEM FOR ITEMS BEING DISPATCHED AND RETROFIT KIT FOR A SORTING MACHINE FOR ITEMS BEING DISPATCHED | 08-17-2017 |
| 414331110 | Charging or discharging means having elevating means to present load at a predetermined level | 1 |
| 20090067962 | Vehicle cart transfer system - The present invention provides a vehicle cart transfer system including a plurality of cart transfer devices arranged in parallel, each of which includes a turntable adapted to received a cart placed thereon, a turntable driving unit for rotating the turntable, and a turntable lifting unit for lifting the turntable up and down, wherein the plurality of cart transfer devices rotate the turntables in the opposite direction so that two turntables become close to each other during transfer of the carts. Accordingly, the turntables are rotated in the opposite direction to be adjacent to each other so that the cart loaded on one of the turntables is directly transferred to the other turntable, thus effectively transferring the cart without a conveyor. | 03-12-2009 |
| 414331130 | Rack moved by conveyor relative to charging or discharging means | 3 |
| 20080240895 | Shaft-Like Parts Feeding Apparatus - A shaft-like parts feeding apparatus is disclosed, which includes a parts feeder ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090155029 | Apparatus and methods for book handling - Apparatus and methods for the management of books returned by patrons in a library or similar setting are disclosed. In various aspects, apparatus for receiving a book from a patron, conveying the book, and placing the book onto a book collector in a near vertical orientation as well as associated methods are disclosed. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110103924 | System and Method for Unloading Items - A method for unloading inventory items includes storing an inventory item on an inventory holder and moving the inventory holder toward an unloading station with a mobile drive unit. Additionally, the method includes moving the inventory holder past a barrier of the unloading station. The method further includes preventing the inventory item from moving past the barrier as the mobile drive unit moves the inventory holder past the barrier. | 05-05-2011 |
| 414331140 | Rack moved vertically by elevating means | 7 |
| 20090162173 | Warehouse-Lift Arrangement - With a warehouse lift arrangement with two warehouse lifts ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100111653 | VERTICAL LIFT WITH SYNCHRONIZER - A vertical lift including a support, a carriage that is mounted for vertical movement relative to the support, a drive system including an actuator that is coupled directly to the carriage, and a synchronizer that is coupled between the carriage and the support | 05-06-2010 |
| 20150303084 | DIE SUPPLY APPARATUS - A magazine lifting and lowering section of a die supply apparatus houses a replaced magazine rack having different specifications. A code display portion marked with identification information (“a magazine rack ID”) for each magazine rack is provided in each magazine rack, and a magazine rack ID and specification data related to each magazine rack are associated with each other and are registered in a database of a host computer. When the magazine rack accommodating a wafer expander is housed in the magazine lifting and lowering section, the magazine rack ID is read from the code display portion of the magazine rack by using a reader such that specification data related to the magazine rack corresponding to the magazine rack ID is transmitted to the die supply apparatus, thereby controlling a lifting and lowering operation of the magazine rack performed by a lifting and lowering mechanism. | 10-22-2015 |
| 414331170 | Charging or discharging means is a conveyor | 3 |
| 20150078868 | UNIT LOAD DEVICE SHIPMENT LOADING SYSTEM FOR MIXED SHIPMENTS - The invention relates to a shipment loading system for loading shipments into an unit load device, comprising a conveyer, a platform and a cargo space for placing the unit load device on a static rack, whereby the conveyer is provided on a ground floor and tiltable across its longitudinal axis, the conveyer comprises an extendo extending the conveyer along the longitudinal extension of the conveyer, the extendo is movable between a retracted position and an extracted position, in the extracted position the extendo faces the cargo space, the platform is movable between a first position and a second position along the longitudinal extension of the conveyer, in the first position the platform faces the cargo space and at least in one of the first and second positions the platform is arranged between the ground floor and the conveyer. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150117993 | AUTOMATED WORKPIECE LOADING/UNLOADING DEVICE - An automated workpiece loading/unloading device comprises a housing, an electrical box, a workpiece driving device, an elevating mechanism, and a workpiece holding device. The elevating mechanism comprises a movable platform. The workpiece holding device can be assembled to the movable platform and configured to hold a plurality of workpieces. The workpiece holding device can vertically move by the driving of the elevating mechanism. The workpieces can be collected in the workpiece holding device, or released from the workpiece holding device driven by the workpiece driving device. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150311103 | SUBSTRATE CONVEYING SYSTEM - A substrate conveying system includes a substrate supply unit including a movable rack and an up-down unit which moves the movable rack down, a lift unit which has one or more ejection holes which eject a gas upward and is configured to lift-up the substrate supported on the movable rack by the pressure of the gas ejected through ejection holes when the up-down unit moves the movable rack down, and a conveying unit which includes a conveyor, and hook elements extending upward from the conveyor, and is configured to push in a conveying direction the substrate W being lifted-up by the pressure of the gas ejected through the ejection holes. | 10-29-2015 |
| 414331180 | Charging or discharging means is a reciprocating arm | 1 |
| 20190148201 | WAFER POSITIONING AND LOADING SYSTEM | 05-16-2019 |
