Patents by Inventor William Bjorn David BRUCE

William Bjorn David BRUCE 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).

  • Robotic parking device and handling method
    Patent number: 11542718
    Abstract: An alignment mechanism for a robotic parking device is described. The device includes a number of stacks of containers, the stacks being positioned within a frame structure having uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks, the grid having substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Cars or vehicles are positioned in containers that are moved in to and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices. The cars are put in to the grid at entry points that can be positioned at points under the stacks. The alignment mechanism includes a series of belts moveable relative to each other and relative to the container, the belts acting to align a long axis of a vehicle with a long axis of the container in to which the vehicle is to be placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Lars Sverker Ture Lindbo, Matthew Whelan, Martin Roland Akerblad, Carl Edvin Von Otter, William Bjorn David Bruce
  • ROBOTIC PARKING DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210363770
    Abstract: An alignment mechanism for a robotic parking device is described. The device includes a number of stacks of containers, the stacks being positioned within a frame structure having uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks, the grid having substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Cars or vehicles are positioned in containers that are moved in to and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices. The cars are put in to the grid at entry points that can be positioned at points under the stacks. The alignment mechanism includes a series of belts moveable relative to each other and relative to the container, the belts acting to align a long axis of a vehicle with a long axis of the container in to which the vehicle is to be placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Lars Sverker Ture LINDBO, Matthew WHELAN, Martin Roland AKERBLAD, Carl Edvin VON OTTER, William Bjorn David BRUCE