Patents Examined by Robert O. Olszewski
  • Cellular depot with hydropneumatically-driven conveyor cars
    Patent number: 6149366
    Abstract: A cellular depot including a plurality of cells facing onto a corridor through which runs at least one motor-driven car to convey loads between the cells. The car includes a trolley which is motor-driven to move between the car and the inside of a cell and transfer a load stored or to be stored to and from the car and cell. The trolley includes a hydraulic drive connected, for their power supply, to an independent source of fluid under pressure, which is automatically recharged when the trolley is accommodated on the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Fata Automation S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Deandrea