Patents by Inventor Sean Patrick Hirka

Sean Patrick Hirka 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).

  • Staging, tracking and retrieval system with a rotatable storage structure
    Patent number: 5863172
    Abstract: A storage system for the storage and retrieval of material goods has a continuous track and a storage carousel movable along the track. The carousel carries a plurality of shelf arrays, each of which includes a plurality of vertically-spaced shelves removably attachable to the carousel at an adjustable vertical pitch. One or more inserter assemblies are disposed adjacent the carousel for transferring cartons onto the carousel. One or more removal assemblies are disposed adjacent the carousel for removing cartons from the carousel. A vertical transport unit has an upward reach disposed adjacent the inserter assemblies for transferring cartons to the inserter assemblies, and a downward reach disposed adjacent the removal assemblies for receiving cartons from the removal assemblies. The vertical transport unit has a plurality of platforms removably attachable to the vertical transport unit at an adjustable pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Computer Aided Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Pearson, Donald P. Buller, Daniel C. Perry, Jack Quinton, Sean Patrick Hirka, Jeff Johnson