Patents by Inventor Roland Koholka
Roland Koholka 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).
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Patent number: 10252861Abstract: A system for picking articles from storage containers into containers by using a computer for handling and processing picking orders and a picking station according to the good-to-person-principle. Selected articles by the computer are picked from the storage containers into conveyor bags, and a suspension conveyor transports the conveyor bags to a packing location for packing the articles assigned to a picking order, and retrieves the conveyor bags into the order container assigned to the picking order. An order container conveyor transports order containers (boxes), and the computer processes a first picking order to determine the number of article to be picked at the picking station such that the number of articles required for picking the first picking order is picked into the order container assigned to the first picking order with later articles matched/picked to a conveyor bag for later picking of further picking orders at the packing location.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: KNAPP AGInventors: Franz Mathi, Roland Koholka, Rick Bingle, Peter Stock
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Publication number: 20180244473Abstract: A system for picking articles from storage containers into containers by using a computer for handling and processing picking orders and a picking station according to the good-to-person-principle. Selected articles by the computer are picked from the storage containers into conveyor bags, and a suspension conveyor transports the conveyor bags to a packing location for packing the articles assigned to a picking order, and retrieves the conveyor bags into the order container assigned to the picking order. An order container conveyor transports order containers (boxes), and the computer processes a first picking order to determine the number of article to be picked at the picking station such that the number of articles required for picking the first picking order is picked into the order container assigned to the first picking order with later articles matched/picked to a conveyor bag for later picking of further picking orders at the packing location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Franz MATHI, Roland KOHOLKA, Peter Herbert STOCK, Rick BINGE
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Patent number: 10035652Abstract: In a storage system with racks for storing products and with a first transfer device for transferring products to be stored in and removed from the racks from a transport system to a rack conveying system and with a second transfer device for transferring products removed from storage which have been transported with the transport system and, respectively, for receiving products to be stored and to be transported with the transport system, it is envisaged that the transport system includes rail-mounted shuttles which are individually controllable with regard to the transport direction and the transport speed and are configured for transporting the products removed from storage and the products to be put into storage between the first transfer device and the second transfer device across rails of at least one main loop.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: KNAPP AGInventors: Roman Schnabl, Roland Koholka
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Publication number: 20160052716Abstract: In a storage system with racks for storing products and with a first transfer device for transferring products to be stored in and removed from the racks from a transport system to a rack conveying system and with a second transfer device for transferring products removed from storage which have been transported with the transport system and, respectively, for receiving products to be stored and to be transported with the transport system, it is envisaged that the transport system includes rail-mounted shuttles which are individually controllable with regard to the transport direction and the transport speed and are configured for transporting the products removed from storage and the products to be put into storage between the first transfer device and the second transfer device across rails of at least one main loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2013Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: Knapp AGInventors: Roman Schnabl, Roland Koholka
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Patent number: 8876454Abstract: In a storage system (1; 18) with at least one shelving level (3, 4, 5, 6, 7), comprising at least one transport aisle (10), shelves (8, 9; 19, 20) situated alongside the transport aisle (10) with storage spaces (L) for products (P) and a level transport device (EBG) movable in the transport aisle (10) for approaching the storage spaces (L), with a conveyor system (2; 24) for supplying products (P) to the shelving level (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and removing therefrom, with at least one intermediate buffer (Z), in which the products (P) supplied by means of the conveyor system (2; 24) are temporarily stored until their storage in a storage space (L) and in which products (P) that are removed from the storage places (L) are temporarily stored until their transfer to the conveyor system (2; 24), there is provided that substantially each storage space (L) has a movable compartment floor (F) and that the level transport device (EBG) has compartment floor-moving means, by means of which a compartment floor (F) may be transfeType: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Knapp AGInventor: Roland Koholka
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Publication number: 20130223959Abstract: During picking products (P) stored in high-bay racking (R), the products are transported to manual goods-to-person picking stations (M1-M8) by means of a conveyor system (2). Order transport units (B) can be supplied to the goods-to-person picking stations (M1-M8), into which order transport units products supplied to the goods-to-person picking stations (M1-M8) are picked manually according to picking orders. All products (P) of the high-bay racking (R) which are to be picked manually can be supplied to all goods-to-person picking stations (M1-M8). If a picking order includes products (P) to be picked manually, at least one order transport unit (B) is allocated to those products to be picked manually, wherein each order transport unit is supplied to only one manual goods-to-person picking station (M1-M8) at which all products to be picked manually which have been allocated to this order transport unit are picked.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: Knapp AGInventor: Roland Koholka
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Publication number: 20120282068Abstract: A shelf storage system comprises shelves having several shelf levels arranged on top of each other. Each shelf level has at least one transport aisle between the shelves with storage spaces for products. In the transport aisle, a level operating device for moving to the storage spaces is provided. At least two lifts take products to the shelf levels and fetch them from there. A conveyor transports products toward the lifts and away from them. The lifts are, in each case, connected both to a supplying and to a removing conveyor and thus are, in each case, designed both for receiving products from the conveyor and for supplying these products to the shelf levels as well as for removing products from the shelf levels and transferring these products onto the conveyor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: KNAPP AGInventors: Anton Tschurwald, Roland Koholka
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Publication number: 20120245728Abstract: A system (1) for storing and commissioning articles (2) comprises a processing station (10) for articles, at least one commissioning station (30, 30?) for the commissioning of articles, and an intermediate storage (40). Transport containers (20, 20?) having compartments (21), which are each provided for the accommodation of one article (2), are transported between the intermediate storage (40) and the commissioning station (30, 30?). A computer device (100) associates each article (2), when it is introduced into a compartment (21), with the respective transport container and optionally with the position of the compartment of the transport container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventor: Roland Koholka
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Publication number: 20120207567Abstract: In a storage system (1; 18) with at least one shelving level (3, 4, 5, 6, 7), comprising at least one transport aisle (10), shelves (8, 9; 19, 20) situated alongside the transport aisle (10) with storage spaces (L) for products (P) and a level transport device (EBG) movable in the transport aisle (10) for approaching the storage spaces (L), with a conveyor system (2; 24) for supplying products (P) to the shelving level (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and removing therefrom, with at least one intermediate buffer (Z), in which the products (P) supplied by means of the conveyor system (2; 24) are temporarily stored until their storage in a storage space (L) and in which products (P) that are removed from the storage places (L) are temporarily stored until their transfer to the conveyor system (2; 24), there is provided that substantially each storage space (L) has a movable compartment floor (F) and that the level transport device (EBG) has compartment floor-moving means, by means of which a compartment floor (F) may be transfeType: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventor: Roland Koholka
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Publication number: 20120177465Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for storing containers (1a, 1b) in, and retrieving the containers from, a storage rack (2) including storage rack levels (3) arranged one above the other. Containers can be stored in, and retrieved from, said storage rack levels by a satellite vehicle (4). The containers can be displaced horizontally to and from a lift (5) preferably located in a storage rack passage (G), and can also be moved vertically in the lift, along with the satellite vehicle, to at least one conveyor mechanism level (E) in the region of the storage rack. The containers being transported on the satellite vehicle to and from the conveyor mechanism level are loaded and unloaded on the level of the conveyor mechanism level. The satellite vehicle (4) is loaded and unloaded on the level of the conveyor mechanism level (E) using a loading and unloading device (V) arranged outside of the satellite vehicle, and which is preferably stationary.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2010Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventor: Roland Koholka