Patents by Inventor Oscar VAN BUIJTENE

Oscar VAN BUIJTENE 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).

  • STORAGE SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240199329
    Abstract: A storage system (1) comprises a plurality of vertical stacks (2) of storage containers (3), wherein the stacks (2) are arranged in a horizontal first direction (X) and a horizontal second direction (Y) which is perpendicular to the first direction (X), a transport unit (8) for transporting at least one container (3) to or from a selected stack (2) in the first and/or second direction (X, Y), and a container handling device (9, 10) for transferring at least an upper container (3) from a selected stack (2) to the transport unit (8) before the transport unit (8) including the container (3) is transported from the selected stack (2) and for transferring at least a container (3) from the transport unit (8) to the top of a selected stack (2) after the transport unit (8) including the container (3) is transported to the selected stack (2). The transport unit (8) is movable above the stacks (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: O.W. MACHINEBOUW B.V.
    Inventor: Oscar VAN BUIJTENE
  • Storage system and a method of operating the storage system
    Patent number: 11981506
    Abstract: A storage system (1) comprises a plurality of vertical stacks (2) of storage containers (3), wherein the stacks (2) are arranged in a horizontal first direction (X) and a horizontal second direction (Y) which is perpendicular to the first direction (X), a transport unit (8) for transporting at least one container (3) to or from a selected stack (2) in the first and/or second direction (X, Y), and a container handling device (9, 10) for transferring at least an upper container (3) from a selected stack (2) to the transport unit (8) before the transport unit (8) including the container (3) is transported from the selected stack (2) and for transferring at least a container (3) from the transport unit (8) to the top of a selected stack (2) after the transport unit (8) including the container (3) is transported to the selected stack (2). The transport unit (8) is movable above the stacks (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: O.W. MACHINEBOUW B.V.
    Inventor: Oscar Van Buijtene
  • A STORAGE SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210300678
    Abstract: A storage system (1) comprises a plurality of vertical stacks (2) of storage containers (3), wherein the stacks (2) are arranged in a horizontal first direction (X) and a horizontal second direction (Y) which is perpendicular to the first direction (X), a transport unit (8) for transporting at least one container (3) to or from a selected stack (2) in the first and/or second direction (X, Y), and a container handling device (9, 10) for transferring at least an upper container (3) from a selected stack (2) to the transport unit (8) before the transport unit (8) including the container (3) is transported from the selected stack (2) and for transferring at least a container (3) from the transport unit (8) to the top of a selected stack (2) after the transport unit (8) including the container (3) is transported to the selected stack (2). The transport unit (8) is movable above the stacks (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: O.W. MACHINEBOUW B.V
    Inventor: Oscar VAN BUIJTENE