Patents by Inventor Charles E. Ridley

Charles E. Ridley 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).

  • Robotic storage and retrieval systems
    Patent number: 9428336
    Abstract: A robotic storage and retrieval system is provided. The robotic storage and retrieval system may include a three-dimensional storage rack, a set of article holders, and a robot. In one embodiment, the storage rack has a plurality of rows, a plurality of columns, and one or more support members at each unique row and column position. Each set of article holders is located at one of the unique row and column positions, and each article holder within a set is vertically supported by the one or more support members. The robot is configured to store the article holders to the storage rack and to retrieve the article holders from the storage rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: PaR Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Hagen, Charles E. Ridley, Steven J. Austin, Thomas E. Jung, Chad Stiernagle
  • ROBOTIC STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120029687
    Abstract: A robotic storage and retrieval system is provided. The robotic storage and retrieval system may include a three-dimensional storage rack, a set of article holders, and a robot. In one embodiment, the storage rack has a plurality of rows, a plurality of columns, and one or more support members at each unique row and column position. Each set of article holders is located at one of the unique row and column positions, and each article holder within a set is vertically supported by the one or more support members. The robot is configured to store the article holders to the storage rack and to retrieve the article holders from the storage rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: PaR Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Hagen, Charles E. Ridley, Steven J. Austin, Thomas E. Jung