Patents by Inventor Bryce Lee Harmon

Bryce Lee Harmon 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).

  • Automated storage and retrieval system with multi-directional vehicles
    Patent number: 12709471
    Abstract: A storage system (20; 300) for storing loads (32) has: a plurality of carriers (30; 330), for holding respective loads; a plurality of uprights (46; 346); a plurality of flooring levels, one above another, supported by the uprights; a plurality of carrier supports (66; 366); at least one wheeled automated vehicle (50; 350), for carrying said carriers along the flooring levels and including a lifting surface (200; 400) for supporting a supported one of the carriers and shiftable between a lowered condition and a raised condition; and means (52A, 52B) for moving the at least one wheeled automated vehicle between the flooring levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Swisslog Logistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Ramankutty, Zachary Shields, Bryce Lee Harmon, Don Chittaphong
  • Automated Storage and Retrieval System with Multi-Directional Vehicles
    Publication number: 20240425280
    Abstract: A storage system (20; 300) for storing loads (32) held by carriers (30; 330) has a plurality of uprights (46; 346) and a plurality of carrier supports (66; 366) mounted to the uprights. A plurality of flooring levels, one above another, are supported by the plurality of uprights and form a first bank (552A) and a second bank (552B) with a divide (550) between. A plurality of bridges (570) have deployed conditions spanning the divide and stowed conditions not spanning the divide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Swisslog Logistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Ramankutty, Zachary Shields, Bryce Lee Harmon, Don Chittaphong
  • Automated Storage and Retrieval System with Multi-Directional Vehicles
    Publication number: 20230365335
    Abstract: A storage system (20; 300) for storing loads (32) has: a plurality of carriers (30; 330), for holding respective loads; a plurality of uprights (46; 346); a plurality of flooring levels, one above another, supported by the uprights; a plurality of carrier supports (66; 366); at least one wheeled automated vehicle (50; 350), for carrying said carriers along the flooring levels and including a lifting surface (200; 400) for supporting a supported one of the carriers and shiftable between a lowered condition and a raised condition; and means (52A, 52B) for moving the at least one wheeled automated vehicle between the flooring levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Swisslog Logistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Ramankutty, Zachary Shields, Bryce Lee Harmon, Don Chittaphong