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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 11299344 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2019

Storage systems and methods

Applicant:

Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield Herts, GB;

Inventors:

Lars Sverker Ture Lindbo, Hatfield Herts, GB;

Paul Clarke, Hatfield Herts, GB;

Andrew John Ingram-Tedd, Hatfield Herts, GB;

Pawel Karolinczak, Hatfield Herts, GB;

Assignee:

OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Herts, GB;

Attorney:

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Primary Examiner:

Kaitlin S Joerger

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 storage system is described where goods are stored in containers () and the containers () are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The containers () may be provided with one or more of the following services: power, power control, heating, lighting, cooling, sensing means, and data logging means. The provision of these services within individual containers rather than across the system as a whole, allows for flexibility in storage whilst reducing cost and inefficiency.

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