Patents by Inventor Robert D. Lichti, Sr.

Robert D. Lichti, Sr. 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: 5472309
    Abstract: An integrated warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods as well as preparing the goods for their ultimate disposition is disclosed. The warehousing system includes numerous modular components that may be added to or subtracted from the system to accommodate a particular warehousing need. Inventoried goods placed in containers are stored on a rotational storage carousel, A plurality of work stations, each having an associated temporary storage queues are integrated with the carousel to facilitate high volume handling operations. Containers, delivered from the storage carousel, are brought to the temporary queue where they are held until an operator is prepared to work with the goods stored therein. The container is then delivered to a work area, where the operator performs the desired task. The containers, may then be delivered either to another appropriate work station or back to the storage carousel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Computer Aided Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Clay Bernard, II, Robert D. Lichti, Sr., Stanley H. Lukken, Daniel C. Perry
  • Patent number: 5246332
    Abstract: An integrated warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods as well as preparing the goods for their ultimate disposition is disclosed. The warehousing system includes numerous modular components that may be added to or subtracted from the system to accommodate a particular warehousing need. Inventoried goods placed in containers are stored on a rotational storage carousel. A plurality of work stations, each having an associated temporary storage queues are integrated with the carousel to facilitate high volume handling operations. Containers, delivered from the storage carousel, are brought to the temporary queue where they are held until an operator is prepared to work with the goods stored therein. The container is then delivered to a work area, where the operator performs the desired task. The containers, may then be delivered either to another appropriate work station or back to the storage carousel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Computer Aided Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Clay Bernard, II, Robert D. Lichti, Sr., Stanley H. Lukken, Daniel C. Perry
  • Patent number: 5171120
    Abstract: An integrated warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods as well as preparing the goods for their ultimate disposition is disclosed. The warehousing system includes numerous modular components that may be added to or subtracted from the system to accommodate a particular warehousing need. Inventoried goods placed in containers are stored on a rotational storage carousel. A plurality of work stations each having an associated temporary storage queues are integrated with the carousel to facilitate high volume handling operations. Containers delivered from the storage carousel are brought to the temporary queue where they are held until an operator is prepared to work with the goods stored therein. The container is then delivered to a work area where the operator performs the desired task. The containers may then be delivered either to another appropriate work station or back to the storage carousel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Inventors: Clay Bernard, II, Robert D. Lichti, Sr., Stanley H. Lukken, Daniel C. Perry