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).

  • Patent number: 10252861
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: KNAPP AG
    Inventors: Franz Mathi, Roland Koholka, Rick Bingle, Peter Stock
  • Publication number: 20180244473
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Franz MATHI, Roland KOHOLKA, Peter Herbert STOCK, Rick BINGE
  • Patent number: 10035652
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: KNAPP AG
    Inventors: Roman Schnabl, Roland Koholka
  • Publication number: 20160052716
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Knapp AG
    Inventors: Roman Schnabl, Roland Koholka
  • Patent number: 8876454
    Abstract: 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 transfe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Knapp AG
    Inventor: Roland Koholka
  • Publication number: 20130223959
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Knapp AG
    Inventor: Roland Koholka
  • Publication number: 20120282068
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: KNAPP AG
    Inventors: Anton Tschurwald, Roland Koholka
  • Publication number: 20120245728
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Roland Koholka
  • Publication number: 20120207567
    Abstract: 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 transfe
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Roland Koholka
  • Publication number: 20120177465
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventor: Roland Koholka