Patents by Inventor Joerg Cavelius

Joerg Cavelius 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: 11952225
    Abstract: A stacking storage arrangement that includes multiple container receiving spaces; a loading space located below the container receiving spaces; and a frame arrangement arranged between the container receiving spaces and the loading space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Elmar Harting, Jörg Cavelius, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 11937562
    Abstract: A method for operating a greenhouse system with block storage, at least one block storage container and at least one vehicle. Each block storage container has a carrier frame and a plant receptacle, the plant receptacle being detachably engaged with the carrier frame, the block storage having at least one first zone and one second zone, and at least one first carrier frame and at least one second carrier frame, the plant receptacle in the first zone being detachably engaged with the first carrier frame; and the plant receptacle being subsequently transferred into the second zone, the plant receptacle being transferred from the first carrier frame to the second carrier frame as part of the transferal from the first zone into the second zone, the plant receptacle in the second zone being detachably engaged with the second carrier frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Volker Rollwa, Jörg Cavelius, Markus Liebhaber
  • Publication number: 20240043208
    Abstract: A block storage arrangement that includes multiple container receiving chambers; at least one container; and at least one loading vehicle, which is movable in a loading direction to the multiple container receiving chambers, includes a container receiver for the at least one container. Upstream of the multiple container receiving chambers in the loading direction, a container loading center of gravity of the at least one container is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BECKER, Timm MORAWIETZ, Jörg CAVELIUS
  • Patent number: 11840169
    Abstract: A storage arrangement that includes a rack receiving space; and a movement space. The rack receiving space includes at least One movable rack and the movement space may contain a movement device that interacts with the at least one rack. The movement space is arranged above the rack receiving space in a direction of gravity, and the movement device is releasably engaged with the at least one rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Seemüller, Lars Leiking, Holger Cremer, Anatolij Alberg, Jörg Cavelius
  • Patent number: 11834269
    Abstract: A stacking storage arrangement having multiple container receiving spaces that are arranged in multiple rows and columns, wherein a loading space in which loading vehicles can be moved is arranged below the container receiving spaces. The operation of a stacking storage arrangement of this type is configured to be economical. For this purpose, each row is assigned a separate loading vehicle stopping position that is arranged outside of the container receiving spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jörg Cavelius, Michael Becker, Markus Liebhaber
  • Patent number: 11807454
    Abstract: A stacking storage arrangement includes multiple container receiving spaces, a loading space arranged below the container receiving spaces, in which the container receiving spaces are held at a first height above the loading space; and a loading vehicle movable between the loading space and a transfer region. The loading vehicle includes a container seat with a container contact surface, and the container seat is movable in a lifting direction. In the container contact surface, the container seat further includes at least two notches opening to at least one side, and at least one transfer device includes transfer fingers configured to match the notches in the container contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Volker Rollwa, Jörg Cavelius, Michael Becker, Markus Liebhaber
  • Patent number: 11767170
    Abstract: A stack storage assembly with container stacking spaces, a charging space arranged below the container stacking spaces, and a charging vehicle movable in the charging space having a hoisting device to move a container into or out of a container stacking space. Each of the container stacking spaces has, at a lower end, a retaining device with at least one retaining element, which is movable, via an actuating device arranged on the charging vehicle, between a retaining position in which the at least one retaining element holds the container arranged in the container stacking spaces and a release position in which the container is relocated past the retaining element. The charging vehicle has at least one fixing element positionable into a fixing position to interact with the at least one retaining element located in the release position, and to hold the at least one retaining element in the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Jörg Cavelius, Markus Liebhaber, Timm Morawietz
  • Publication number: 20230278797
    Abstract: A block storage arrangement and method of operating same. The block storage arrangement includes multiple container stacking compartments; a loading compartment arranged below the container stacking compartments; at least one loading vehicle, which is movable in the loading compartment and with which containers are storable from below into a container stacking compartment and/or removable from below from the container stacking compartment, has an electric drive assembly and an electrically rechargeable battery; and at least one transfer station. An electrical charging device for the battery is arranged in the transfer station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BECKER, Timm MORAWIETZ, Jörg CAVELIUS, Michael REISING
  • Publication number: 20230278802
    Abstract: A Hock stacking arrangement includes multiple container holding spaces; a loading space arranged below the container holding spaces; and a frame arrangement between the container holding spaces and the loading space, The frame arrangement has node elements that are arranged at corners of the container holding spaces, and each pair of two adjacent node elements is releasably connected by a same beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BECKER, Jörg CAVELIUS, Timm MORAWIETZ, Markus LIEBHABER
  • Publication number: 20230278791
    Abstract: A block storage arrangement that includes a plurality of container stacking spaces, a loading space arranged below the container stacking spaces, and at least one loading vehicle which is movable in the loading space and has a lifting arrangement, with which containers can be loaded from below into a container stacking space and can be removed from below from the container stacking space. It would be desirable to enable a high productivity of the block storage arrangement. For this purpose, the lifting arrangement includes at least two lifting units that can be actuated independently of one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BECKER, Jörg CAVELIUS, Timm MORAWIETZ, Markus LIEBHABER
  • Publication number: 20230278788
    Abstract: A block stacking arrangement that includes a plurality of container receiving slots; a loading space arranged in the direction of gravity below the container receiving slots; a pass-through opening between each of the container receiving slots and the loading space; and a holding device at the pass-through opening, which has at least one holding pawl that is pivotable between a holding position and a release position. The holding pawl has a cutout that, in the holding position, is directed into the pass-through opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BECKER, Jörg CAVELIUS, Timm MORAWIETZ, Adrian NOWACK
  • Publication number: 20230278789
    Abstract: A block stacking arrangement that includes a plurality of container receiving slots, a loading space arranged in the direction of gravity below the container receiving slots and at least one loading vehicle configured to be moved in the loading space and that can be positioned the container in the container receiving slots and removed from the container receiving slots. The intention is to be able to reliably design the operation of a block stacking arrangement. For this purpose, the block stacking arrangement includes a loading vehicle maintenance area that is connected to the loading space via a travel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BECKER, Jörg CAVELIUS, Timm MORAWIETZ, Markus LIEBHABER
  • Publication number: 20230278813
    Abstract: A block stacking arrangement having multiple container stacking slots and a loading space arranged below the container stacking slots in a direction of gravity, a pass-through opening being arranged between each container stacking slot and the loading space, via which a container can be moved out of the loading space into the container stacking slot or from the container stacking slot into the loading space and which has a holding device. Good flexibility of the block stacking arrangement is achieved at least because at least two pass-through openings have different sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BECKER, Jörg CAVELIUS, Timm MORAWIETZ, Markus LIEBHABER
  • Patent number: 11702285
    Abstract: A stacking storage arrangement having multiple container receiving spaces that are arranged in multiple rows and columns, wherein a loading space in which at least one loading vehicle can be moved is arranged below the container receiving spaces. The operation of a stacking storage arrangement of this type is configured to be economical. For this purpose, a transverse transport device is provided with which the loading vehicle can be moved between positions that are respectively assigned to a row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jörg Cavelius, Michael Becker, Markus Liebhaber
  • Patent number: 11678743
    Abstract: A stacking storage arrangement is specified, comprising a rack having multiple container receiving spaces that each have an opening at the bottom end thereof, wherein at at least one opening a latch arrangement is arranged which comprises at least one latch unit having a holding latch that can be moved between a locking position and a release position. An objective is to be able to operate a stacking storage arrangement of this type in an economical manner. For this purpose, the holding latch is configured to be replaced from the inner side of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jörg Cavelius, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 11596227
    Abstract: Stacking storage arrangement for containers and method of forming stacking storage arrangement. The stacking storage arrangement includes at least one transverse connector; multiple uprights that are connected to one another by the at least one transverse connector; and connection elements configured to connect the at least one transverse connector to multiple uprights. Each connection element is arranged to bear against a contact surface of an upright and the contact surface includes a slot into which at least one screw protruding through the connection element is screwed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jörg Cavelius, Michael Becker, Markus Liebhaber, Adrian Nowack
  • Publication number: 20220304250
    Abstract: A method for operating a greenhouse system with block storage, at least one block storage element and at least one vehicle. Growth conditions for plants are to be improved. To this end, each block storage element has a carrier frame and a plant receptacle, the plant receptacle being detachably engaged with the carrier frame, the block storage having at least one first zone and one second zone, and at least one first carrier frame and at least one second carrier frame, the plant receptacle in the first zone being detachably engaged with the first carrier frame; and the plant receptacle being subsequently transferred into the second zone, the plant receptacle being transferred from the first carrier frame to the second carrier frame within the framework of transferal from the first zone into the second zone, the plant receptacle in the second zone being detachably engaged with the second carrier frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker ROLLWA, Jörg CAVELIUS, Markus LIEBHABER
  • Publication number: 20220307617
    Abstract: Block storage element and method for supplying liquid to a block storage element. The block storage clement has an overflow and the method includes introducing the liquid into an overflow distributor with a distributor limit. The liquid is throttled by at least one passageway arranged in the distributor limit and gets into a tub area of the block storage element, and the liquid that is not drained by way of the at least one passageway is discharged via. the overflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jörg CAVELIUS, Volker ROLLWA, Markus LIEBHABER
  • Publication number: 20220304484
    Abstract: A block storage system with a block storage element, which includes a carrier frame and a load-bearing element, and a vehicle and a method for operating the block storage system. The method includes, via the vehicle, at least one of detaching the load-bearing element from the carrier frame or engaging the load-hearing element with the carrier frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker ROLLWA, Jörg CAVELIUS, Markus LIEBHABER
  • Publication number: 20220281372
    Abstract: A storage arrangement that includes a rack receiving space; and a movement space. The rack receiving space includes at least One movable rack and the movement space may contain a movement device that interacts with the at least one rack. The movement space is arranged above the rack receiving space in a direction of gravity, and the movement device is releasably engaged with the at least one rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan SEEMÜLLER, Lars LEIKING, Holger CREMER, Anatolij ALBERG, Jörg CAVELIUS