Patents by Inventor Gerhard MESSNER

Gerhard MESSNER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240095664
    Abstract: A method for storing multiple storage objects of different storage-object types in a storage rack, wherein multiple storage region segmentations with multiple virtual receiving locations for the storage objects are assigned to a storage region. During the storing of a storage object, a matching virtual receiving location is selected in the storage region segmentations and the storage object is stored on the assigned physical receiving location of the storage region. Subsequently, the virtual receiving locations in the storage region segmentations assigned to the storage region are limited to virtual receiving locations which enable a storage of another storage object. Furthermore, a rack storage system for carrying out said method is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: TGW Mechanics GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard MESSNER
  • Patent number: 10239704
    Abstract: A method combines conveyor streams on a conveying technology element having a number of ingoing conveyor segments at least one coupling to an outgoing conveyor segment on which the ingoing conveyor segments are brought together, and a number of holding devices for holding a conveyor flow on the ingoing conveyor segments. In addition, a number of release devices disposed downstream of the ingoing conveyor segments logically connected to an OR-connection are provided for releasing a holding device or a conveyed object. A holding device or a conveyed object waiting at the holding device is then respectively released when a conveyed object preceding the waiting conveyed object in a sorting order passes one of the connected release devices or when there is no preceding conveyed object. A conveying technology element carries out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: TGW Logistics Group GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Messner
  • Publication number: 20170137232
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for combining conveyor streams on a conveying technology element (Ka . . . Kc, K1 . . . K34) having a number of ingoing conveyor segments (1a, 1b), at least one coupling (2) to an outgoing conveyor segment (3) on which the ingoing conveyor segments (1a, 1b) are brought together, and a number of holding devices (4a, 4b) for holding a conveyor flow on the ingoing conveyor segments (1a, 1b). In addition, a number of release devices (A, A1 . . . A22) disposed downstream of said ingoing conveyor segments (1a, 1b) logically connected to an OR-connection are provided for releasing a holding device (4a, 4b) or a conveyed object (17). A holding device (4a, 4b) or a conveyed object (17) waiting at same is then respectively released when a conveyed object (17) preceding the waiting conveyed object (17) in a sorting order passes one of the connected release devices (A, A1 . . . A22) or when there is no preceding conveyed object (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: TGW Logistics Group GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard MESSNER