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公开(公告)号:US11999570B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US18216656
申请日:2023-06-30
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: Joseph Valinsky , Alexander Stevens
CPC分类号: B65G1/1375 , B25J9/1687 , B65G1/0471 , B65G1/0492 , B65G1/065 , B65G1/10 , B65G1/1371 , B65G1/1373 , B65G1/1376 , B65G1/1378 , G05D1/0027 , G06Q10/087
摘要: 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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公开(公告)号:US11985280B1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-14
申请号:US18129063
申请日:2023-03-30
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: Michael Sullivan , Kerry O'Mara , John Allen , James Walsh , Dobromir Kamburov , Michael Sparango , David Helmlinger , Peter Patrick
IPC分类号: H04N1/00
CPC分类号: H04N1/00588 , H04N1/00602 , H04N1/00633 , H04N1/00793
摘要: A method and apparatus for processing documents is provided. The documents may be conveyed to a feeder for feeding documents to a scanner. The scanner scans each document to obtain image data and then discharges the document to one or more output or sort locations. The system may include a skew reduction assembly for reducing skew in the documents as the documents are fed to the scanner. The system may also include elements for improving image quality and reducing document damage while the document is scanned. The system may further include features for improving the stacking of the discharged documents.
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公开(公告)号:US20240109725A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-04
申请号:US18381253
申请日:2023-10-18
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: Alexander Stevens , Joseph Valinsky
CPC分类号: B65G1/1375 , B25J9/1687 , B65G1/0471 , B65G1/0492 , B65G1/065 , B65G1/10 , B65G1/1371 , B65G1/1373 , B65G1/1376 , B65G1/1378 , G05D1/0027 , G06Q10/087 , G05D2201/0216
摘要: A material handling system includes storage locations disposed in racks and a track having a vertical section adjacent one of the racks. A plurality of material handling vehicles are provided, each including a horizontal drive for driving the vehicle horizontally, a vertical drive for driving the vehicle vertically, and a mechanism for transferring items onto or off the vehicle. A vehicle accessory has an opening configured to cooperate with the vehicles. A central controller may be programmed to provide control signals to determine whether a mode of operation to perform an inventory management task is a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation. The central controller may then control the operation of one of the vehicles to operate without the vehicle accessory in a first mode or with the accessory in the second mode.
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公开(公告)号:USD1018617S1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-19
申请号:US29770466
申请日:2021-02-12
申请人: Opex Corporation
设计人: Alexander Stevens , Joseph Valinsky , James Iocca , John Forbes , Colleen Ciak , Daniel Soriano
摘要: FIG. 1 is a front, top, left perspective view of a design for an automated storage and retrieval vehicle;
FIG. 2 is a rear, top left perspective view of the design for an automated storage and retrieval vehicle;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the design for an automated storage and retrieval vehicle;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the design for an automated storage and retrieval vehicle;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the design for an automated storage and retrieval vehicle with the left side elevational view being the same as the right side view;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the design for an automated storage and retrieval vehicle; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the design for an automated storage and retrieval vehicle.
Throughout the drawings, broken lines depict portions of the automated storage and retrieval vehicle that form no part of the design.-
公开(公告)号:US20230398575A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-14
申请号:US18457584
申请日:2023-08-29
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: George Hayduchok , Robert R. DeWitt
CPC分类号: B07C3/087 , B07C7/005 , B07C7/02 , B61B13/02 , B61C11/04 , B65G67/02 , B65G1/04 , B65G1/065 , Y02T30/00
摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a path to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the path. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area.
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公开(公告)号:US11827452B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-28
申请号:US17884672
申请日:2022-08-10
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: Alex Stevens , Joseph Valinsky
CPC分类号: B65G1/1375 , B25J9/1687 , B65G1/0471 , B65G1/0492 , B65G1/065 , B65G1/10 , B65G1/1371 , B65G1/1373 , B65G1/1376 , B65G1/1378 , G05D1/0027 , G06Q10/087 , G05D2201/0216
摘要: An inventory management system includes pick stations, automated vehicles having an onboard power source, a first drive system configured to horizontally displace the vehicle, a second drive system configured to vertically displace the vehicle along a guide system, and a platform for supporting an item during displacement of the vehicle. A first plurality of storage locations store inventory items at a first zone of vehicle operation and a second plurality of storage areas store inventory items at a second zone of vehicle operation. A first pick station is closer to the first storage locations than to the second storage locations, Vehicles are configured to transfer a selected item from one of the second plurality of storage locations to the first pick station or to transfer the selected item from the second plurality of storage locations to the first plurality of storage locations.
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公开(公告)号:US11820597B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-21
申请号:US17532649
申请日:2021-11-22
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: Robert R. DeWitt , Peter M. Chezik , Joseph Valinsky , S. N. Kartik , Ola Stahl
CPC分类号: B65G1/1373 , B65G1/04 , B65G1/0421 , B65G1/0492 , B65G1/137
摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a track that guides the delivery vehicles to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the track. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area.
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公开(公告)号:US11807456B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US17864737
申请日:2022-07-14
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: Michael York , Joseph Lakawicz , Stuart Ligo
CPC分类号: B65G1/0492 , B07C3/082 , B07C5/36 , B65G1/1373
摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations is provided. The system includes a plurality of storage locations. The storage locations may be positioned to provide an aisle and a plurality of delivery vehicles may be operable within the aisle to deliver items to the storage locations. The system may include a track that the guides the vehicles to the storage locations. A reorientation assembly may be provided for re-orienting the vehicles relative to the track to reduce misalignment between the vehicles and the track.
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公开(公告)号:US11478825B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-25
申请号:US17743403
申请日:2022-05-12
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: George Hayduchok , Robert R. DeWitt
摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a track that guides the delivery vehicles to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the track. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area.
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公开(公告)号:US11472632B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-18
申请号:US16994543
申请日:2020-08-14
申请人: OPEX Corporation
发明人: Alexander Stevens , Joseph Valinsky
摘要: A system may include a vehicle for delivering items and a plurality of racks having a plurality of storage locations. The racks may be arranged to form one or more aisles. The vehicles are configured to drive horizontally along a path that may extend along a path under the racks that is parallel to the aisles. Additionally, the vehicles may be operated to turn while the vehicle is positioned under one of the racks. The vehicles may travel under the racks and cross one or more aisles to reach a particular column in one of the aisles. The vehicle climbs upwardly within the particular column to retrieve an item from a storage location in the column.
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