Rigid Type Patents (Class 294/87.28)
  • Patent number: 11928644
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an articles picking method, a control system and an articles picking system, and relates to the technical field of intelligent warehousing. The articles picking method of the present disclosure includes: receiving an order of a single articles picking point of an AGV arriving at an articles picking point, the order of the single articles picking point comprising information of articles belonging to a same articles picking point in one or more orders associated with the AGV; recommending the order of the single articles picking point to articles pickers of no less than a predetermined number; setting the order of the single articles picking point to be an assigned state to avoid the order of the single articles picking point being picked repeatedly in the event that there is an articles picker taking the order of the single articles picking point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhikang Liang, Xiaofei Qi
  • Patent number: 10611539
    Abstract: A package of containers within an array of corresponding container receiving apertures wherein a handle slides between a static position at least partially between the containers and a lifting position at least partially above the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Ludwig
  • Patent number: 10251501
    Abstract: A beverage glass transport apparatus holds and transports multiple beverage glasses, each having a narrow base portion and a wider upper portion. The apparatus includes a unitary fork body with two spaced apart arms defining a slot therebetween, with an opening at one end of the fork body. Optionally, each arm may include an inner band and an outer band joined to the inner band. The inner bands have upper surfaces which cooperate to define a plane. Each of the outer bands extends in a direction away from the plane, which may be downwardly. The fork body also includes a bridge interconnecting the arms, the bridge disposed at an end of the fork body opposite the opening. The fork body also includes a handle attached to the bridge portion, for being grasped by a user to carry the apparatus. A method of using the apparatus to transport beverages is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Inventor: Karl Capobianco
  • Patent number: 9307848
    Abstract: A product display system includes a hanger support member and one or more product hangers. The hanger support member includes a web having opposite first and second sides. The web has a corrugated profile defining a plurality of channels. A plurality of receiving apertures extend through the web from the first side to the second side and define at least one row of receiving apertures extending across the channels. A first product hanger may be mounted to the first side of the web through the row of receiving apertures and a second product hanger may be mounted to the second side of the web through the row of receiving apertures. The hanger support member may be arranged for use with standard pegboard hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: David Bernstein
  • Patent number: 8033781
    Abstract: A transport device for transporting elongated substrates through a vacuum coating system comprises an essentially rectangular frame and two groups of holding elements, which are rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the frame in such a manner that any pair of opposite holding elements can be connected to both ends of a substrate. Furthermore, at least one retainer bar is provided that is operatively connected to a group of holding elements in such a manner that the holding elements of this group are moveable in order to increase or decrease by choice their distance from the holding elements of the other group. Also provided are a loading and unloading device for loading and unloading the transport device, and a method for loading and unloading the transport device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Struempfel, Reinhardt Bauer, Andrewas Heisig, Hans-Christian Hecht, Hartmut Freitag, Heiko Richter, Andre Ulbricht, Falk Schwerdtfeger
  • Publication number: 20110042986
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus with a security barrier for handling and securing boxes. The apparatus includes a security barrier, a handling seat and crescents. The present invention is related to the handling of products, such as boxes or bottles grouped with single or multiple pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Alaettin KARACAN
  • Patent number: 7861853
    Abstract: A beaded lip protection and tamper-resistant device for canisters with caps is disclosed, as well as multiples of the same device joined together to form multiple-canister carriers that may be provided with one or more handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Oregon Precision Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Zakary James Borg
  • Patent number: 7721892
    Abstract: The invention is a beverage cup tote to be carried on the forearm or with the hand. The construct has an enlarged first end attached with bridge section to an enlarged second end. There is a first hole in the first enlarged end, and a second hole in a second enlarged end. The holes may be rectangular or round to receive typical food containers or beverage cups. The bridge section has either symmetrical or asymmetrical quarter circle trimmings. A pair of constructs maybe affixed with each other with a pin clip, glue, or staples to produce a generally X shaped combination construct. The beverage cup totes may be manufactured as a combination construct by the manufacturer to produce a strengthened unit, or manufactured as a generally X shaped combination construct unit with cup openings on each branch. The process of using the invention is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Zenovate Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas Charles Hortel
  • Publication number: 20080224489
    Abstract: A beaded lip protection device for canisters is disclosed, as well as multiples of the same device joined together to form multiple-canister carriers that may be provided with handles such as a pair of finger loops or a single half-loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Zakary James Borg