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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11167922 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2020

Robotic container handling device and handling method

Applicant:

Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;

Inventors:

Lars Sverker Ture Lindbo, Hatfield, GB;

Andrew John Ingram-Tedd, Hatfield, GB;

Pawel Karolinczak, Hatfield, GB;

Matthew Whelan, Hatfield, GB;

Assignee:

OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Hatfield, GB;

Attorney:

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Primary Examiner:

Glenn F Myers

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 57/03 (2006.01); E04H 6/18 (2006.01); A01G 9/02 (2018.01); A01G 9/16 (2006.01); A01G 9/18 (2006.01); A01G 31/06 (2006.01); A47L 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 63/00 (2006.01); B65G 67/02 (2006.01); E04B 1/348 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0464 (2013.01); A01G 9/022 (2013.01); A01G 9/16 (2013.01); A01G 9/18 (2013.01); A01G 31/06 (2013.01); A47L 7/0047 (2013.01); B62D 33/02 (2013.01); B62D 33/0207 (2013.01); B65D 21/0212 (2013.01); B65G 1/0407 (2013.01); B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 1/065 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 57/03 (2013.01); B65G 63/004 (2013.01); B65G 67/02 (2013.01); B65G 2207/22 (2013.01); B65G 2207/40 (2013.01); E04B 1/34807 (2013.01); E04H 6/18 (2013.01); E06B 9/68 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6818 (2013.01); Y02A 40/25 (2018.01); Y02P 60/14 (2015.11); Y02P 60/21 (2015.11); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for handling shipping containers is described. The container handling system comprises a crane, the crane comprising crane load handling devices. The container handling system further comprises conveyance means, the conveyance means further comprising transversal load handling devices. The system further comprises storage and sortation means for storing the containers in a series of stacks disposed beneath a grid, the grid comprising a series of load handling devices operable thereon. The crane load handling device removes a container from a ship, transports it to transversal load handling means operable on a conveyor. The container is moved on the conveyor to a transfer point where it is collected by a robotic load handling device for transport to the storage and sortation area.

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