Patents by Inventor William George Van Vliet

William George Van Vliet 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).

  • Warehouse sysem with parallel conductor positional control means for a stacker crane
    Patent number: 3968888
    Abstract: Automatic warehouse apparatus is provided according to the present invention wherein a digital remote control system is relied upon to control the operations of a remote stacker adapted to pick-up and deposit loads at a support containing a plurality of discrete storage locations. According to one embodiment of the present invention a support containing a plurality of adjacent columns of storage locations is provided with a plurality of electrical conductors in a manner such that each of the plurality of electrical conductors has a portion from which electrical information applied to that conductor may be derived positioned in relation to an individual one of such plurality of adjacent columns of storage locations whereby one of the plurality of electrical conductors is associated with each column of storage locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1968
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1976
    Assignee: The Lummus Company
    Inventor: William George Van Vliet