Patents Assigned to Japan Steel Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 5103737
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for transferring items such as garments. Each item has associated with it an information code describing the location to which the item is to be sent, as well as other information. The invention uses a main track to transport the items while the items are hanging, and to store and retrieve the items from one of a number of diverging tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Japan Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideo Iwase