Patents by Inventor Yu-An Hhieh

Yu-An Hhieh 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: 6113336
    Abstract: A warehousing system includes a multistory building having at least one lower floor, at least one upper floor located above the lower floor, opposed pairs of rack members disposed on the upper floor, and an aisle formed between each of the pairs of the rack members. Each pair of the rack members has two opposed horizontal guide rails respectively formed thereon at two sides of the aisle. A hole is formed in the upper floor at the aisle to intercommunicate respectively with the lower floor. A conveying device is disposed movably on the horizontal guide rails. The conveying device includes a translation device having a base bridging the aisle and connected slidably to the horizontal guide rails, a driving device disposed on the base for driving the base to move along the horizontal guide rails in a first direction, a holding apparatus mounted on the base and adapted for holding an article to be conveyed, and an elevator apparatus disposed on the base for raising and lowering the holding apparatus from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Inventors: Tien-Sheng Chang, Yu-An Hhieh, Chung-Hsin Yang