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US9037286B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9037286-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113047584-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | Mar 12, 2010 |
| Publication date | May 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
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A warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods disposed in containers is provided. The system includes a multilevel storage array including an array of storage shelves for holding containers thereon, at least one substantially continuous lift for transporting containers to and from at least one level of the storage array, at least one transport vehicle located on the at least one level and configured to traverse a transport area transporting containers between the at least one continuous lift and container storage locations so that the at least one continuous lift communicates non-deterministically, via the transport vehicle, with storage locations of each of the storage shelves on the at least one level, an infeed transport system linked to the at least one continuous lift, and an order fulfillment station for generating order containers corresponding to customer orders where the order containers are entered onto the storage shelves of the storage array.
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What is claimed is: 1. An order fulfillment station arranged for filling, from stock goods, disposed in product containers, order containers corresponding to a customer order and holding order goods designated by a customer order, the fulfillment station comprising: an operator station where an operator is resident for picking stock goods from product containers and placing into order containers; a product container station configured for positioning the product containers for p…
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- B65G1/1373Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B65G1/0492Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B65G1/1378Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9037286B2 cover?
- A warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods disposed in containers is provided. The system includes a multilevel storage array including an array of storage shelves for holding containers thereon, at least one substantially continuous lift for transporting containers to and from at least one level of the storage array, at least one transport vehicle located on the at least one level a…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Lert John, Symbotic Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65G1/1373. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 19 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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