Patents by Inventor Matthew O. Servant

Matthew O. Servant 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).

  • Mobile carriage system with no rails for guidance system
    Patent number: 9169069
    Abstract: A mobile storage system that includes a guidance system controlling the movement of each of a plurality of movable carriages along a support surface. The mobile storage system includes a guidance system having a magnetic strip positioned on the support surface. One or more magnetic sensors are positioned on each of the mobile carriages and generally aligned with the magnetic strip positioned on the floor. The magnetic sensors detect the magnetic strip and a control unit controls the operation of a pair of drive motors to move the carriages along, the mobile strip while maintaining proper alignment. The guidance system thus eliminates the need for any floor mounted rails to guide the movement of the individual mobile carriages along the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Spacesaver Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew O. Servant, Brian Patrick Bourke, Eric James Wipperfurth, Steven Mark Lehmann
  • MOBILE CARRIAGE SYSTEM WITH NO RAILS FOR GUIDANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130261926
    Abstract: A mobile storage system that includes a guidance system controlling the movement of each of a plurality of movable carriages along a support surface. The mobile storage system includes a guidance system having a magnetic strip positioned on the support surface. One or more magnetic sensors are positioned on each of the mobile carriages and generally aligned with the magnetic strip positioned on the floor. The magnetic sensors detect the magnetic strip and a control unit controls the operation of a pair of drive motors to move the carriages along, the mobile strip while maintaining proper alignment. The guidance system thus eliminates the need for any floor mounted rails to guide the movement of the individual mobile carriages along the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Spacesaver Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew O. Servant, Brian Patrick Bourke, Eric James Wipperfurth, Steven Mark Lehmann