System for responding to fulfillment orders

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9044786-B2
Application number	US-201414274823-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2014
Priority date	Apr 7, 2005
Publication date	Jun 2, 2015
Grant date	Jun 2, 2015

Abstract

A system, method, and software are for moving inventory items to an unloading station in response to a fulfillment order. An input device is used to enter identification information about the inventory items. At a loading station, the inventory items are received and loaded into holders. The holders are then moved to storage area. A controller is configured for creating and storing a first association between the entered identification information and each of the holders in which each of the inventory items is placed. A selector and transporter are responsive to the fulfillment order and the first association, and are configured to select a holder which holds the inventory items corresponding to the fulfillment order, and configured to transport the holder from the storage area to the unloading station.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fulfillment system, comprising:
an input device for entering identification information about a plurality of inventory items;
a plurality of holders, each dimensioned for receipt and holding of one of the inventory items;
at least one loading station configured for placing each of the inventory items into one of the holders;
a controller configured for creating and storing a first association between each of the entered identification information and…

Assignees

• Lockheed Corp

Inventors

• Stemmle Denis J

Classifications

• Y10S209/90

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B07C5/3412 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65G1/1373

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65G1/0457

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B07C3/082 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic