Patents by Inventor Matt Gates

Matt Gates has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11731832
    Abstract: A storage array in an automated storage and retrieval system includes storage spaces arrayed on racks along picking aisles, multiple level decks, where at least one deck communicates with each aisle, where the decks and aisles are configured to define a rolling surface for an autonomous transport vehicle at each level of the decks, racks along at least one aisle at each level are at multiple rack levels that are accessed from a respective rolling surface that is common to the multiple rack levels, and a vertical pitch between rack levels varies for a portion of a respective aisle, the vertical pitch between at least two rack levels of the portion of the respective aisle is related to another vertical pitch between at least two other rack levels of another aisle portion of the respective aisle so the vehicle effects multiple picks in ordered sequence in a common aisle pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Symbotic LLC
    Inventors: Kirill K. Pankratov, Larry M. Sweet, Juergen D. Conrad, John F. Keating, Matt Gates
  • Publication number: 20220009713
    Abstract: A storage array in an automated storage and retrieval system includes storage spaces arrayed on racks along picking aisles, multiple level decks, where at least one deck communicates with each aisle, where the decks and aisles are configured to define a rolling surface for an autonomous transport vehicle at each level of the decks, racks along at least one aisle at each level are at multiple rack levels that are accessed from a respective rolling surface that is common to the multiple rack levels, and a vertical pitch between rack levels varies for a portion of a respective aisle, the vertical pitch between at least two rack levels of the portion of the respective aisle is related to another vertical pitch between at least two other rack levels of another aisle portion of the respective aisle so the vehicle effects multiple picks in ordered sequence in a common aisle pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kirill K. PANKRATOV, Larry M. SWEET, Juergen D. CONRAD, John F. KEATING, Matt GATES
  • Patent number: 11130631
    Abstract: A storage array in an automated storage and retrieval system includes storage spaces arrayed on racks along picking aisles, multiple level decks, where at least one deck communicates with each aisle, where the decks and aisles are configured to define a rolling surface for an autonomous transport vehicle at each level of the decks, racks along at least one aisle at each level are at multiple rack levels that are accessed from a respective rolling surface that is common to the multiple rack levels, and a vertical pitch between rack levels varies for a portion of a respective aisle, the vertical pitch between at least two rack levels of the portion of the respective aisle is related to another vertical pitch between at least two other rack levels of another aisle portion of the respective aisle so the vehicle effects multiple picks in ordered sequence in a common aisle pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: : Symbolic LLC
    Inventors: Kirill K. Pankratov, Larry M. Sweet, Juergen D. Conrad, John F. Keating, Matt Gates
  • Publication number: 20200180862
    Abstract: A storage array in an automated storage and retrieval system includes storage spaces arrayed on racks along picking aisles, multiple level decks, where at least one deck communicates with each aisle, where the decks and aisles are configured to define a rolling surface for an autonomous transport vehicle at each level of the decks, racks along at least one aisle at each level are at multiple rack levels that are accessed from a respective rolling surface that is common to the multiple rack levels, and a vertical pitch between rack levels varies for a portion of a respective aisle, the vertical pitch between at least two rack levels of the portion of the respective aisle is related to another vertical pitch between at least two other rack levels of another aisle portion of the respective aisle so the vehicle effects multiple picks in ordered sequence in a common aisle pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Kirill K. PANKRATOV, Larry M. SWEET, Juergen D. CONRAD, John F. KEATING, Matt GATES
  • Patent number: 10562705
    Abstract: A storage array in an automated storage and retrieval system includes storage spaces arrayed on racks along picking aisles, multiple level decks, where at least one deck communicates with each aisle, where the decks and aisles are configured to define a rolling surface for an autonomous transport vehicle at each level of the decks, racks along at least one aisle at each level are at multiple rack levels that are accessed from a respective rolling surface that is common to the multiple rack levels, and a vertical pitch between rack levels varies for a portion of a respective aisle, the vertical pitch between at least two rack levels of the portion of the respective aisle is related to another vertical pitch between at least two other rack levels of another aisle portion of the respective aisle so the vehicle effects multiple picks in ordered sequence in a common aisle pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SYMBOTIC, LLC
    Inventors: Kirill K. Pankratov, Larry M. Sweet, Juergen D. Conrad, John F. Keating, Matt Gates
  • Patent number: 10339053
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to variable cache flushing. Some examples disclosed herein a storage controller may detect a cache flush failure and, in response, may execute a first reattempt of the cache flush after a first time period has elapsed. The storage controller may adjust durations of time periods between subsequent reattempts of the cache flush based on various factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Daniel J. Mazina, Matt Gates, David C. Burden
  • Publication number: 20180165020
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to variable cache flushing. Some examples disclosed herein a storage controller may detect a cache flush failure and, in response, may execute a first reattempt of the cache flush after a first time period has elapsed. The storage controller may adjust durations of time periods between subsequent reattempts of the cache flush based on various factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel J. Mazina, Matt Gates, David C. Burden
  • Publication number: 20180155128
    Abstract: A storage array in an automated storage and retrieval system includes storage spaces arrayed on racks along picking aisles, multiple level decks, where at least one deck communicates with each aisle, where the decks and aisles are configured to define a rolling surface for an autonomous transport vehicle at each level of the decks, racks along at least one aisle at each level are at multiple rack levels that are accessed from a respective rolling surface that is common to the multiple rack levels, and a vertical pitch between rack levels varies for a portion of a respective aisle, the vertical pitch between at least two rack levels of the portion of the respective aisle is related to another vertical pitch between at least two other rack levels of another aisle portion of the respective aisle so the vehicle effects multiple picks in ordered sequence in a common aisle pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Kirill K. PANKRATOV, Larry M. SWEET, Juergen D. CONRAD, John F. KEATING, Matt GATES
  • Patent number: 9884719
    Abstract: A storage array in an automated storage and retrieval system includes storage spaces arrayed on racks along picking aisles, multiple level decks, where at least one deck communicates with each aisle, where the decks and aisles are configured to define a rolling surface for an autonomous transport vehicle at each level of the decks, racks along at least one aisle at each level are at multiple rack levels that are accessed from a respective rolling surface that is common to the multiple rack levels, and a vertical pitch between rack levels varies for a portion of a respective aisle, the vertical pitch between at least two rack levels of the portion of the respective aisle is related to another vertical pitch between at least two other rack levels of another aisle portion of the respective aisle so the vehicle effects multiple picks in ordered sequence in a common aisle pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Symbotic, LLC
    Inventors: Kirill K. Pankratov, Larry M. Sweet, Juergen D. Conrad, John F. Keating, Matt Gates
  • Publication number: 20170357656
    Abstract: In various examples, a device may include a memory, and a processor to execute an operating system comprising a journaling file system. The processor may: determine, based on a page of a journaling file system and a journal entry of the file system associated with a first pending write, whether a second write is pending for the page, wherein the second pending write will occur after the first pending write. Responsive to determining that the second pending write will occur after the first pending write, the processor may skip execution the first pending write.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Matt Gates
  • Publication number: 20160167880
    Abstract: A storage array in an automated storage and retrieval system includes storage spaces arrayed on racks along picking aisles, multiple level decks, where at least one deck communicates with each aisle, where the decks and aisles are configured to define a rolling surface for an autonomous transport vehicle at each level of the decks, racks along at least one aisle at each level are at multiple rack levels that are accessed from a respective rolling surface that is common to the multiple rack levels, and a vertical pitch between rack levels varies for a portion of a respective aisle, the vertical pitch between at least two rack levels of the portion of the respective aisle is related to another vertical pitch between at least two other rack levels of another aisle portion of the respective aisle so the vehicle effects multiple picks in ordered sequence in a common aisle pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Kirill K. Pankratov, Larry M. Sweet, Juergen D. Conrad, John F. Keating, Matt Gates