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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Opex Corporation, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Robert R. DeWitt, Marlton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
OPEX Corporation, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B07C 3/087 (2013.01); B65G 1/04 (2013.01); B65G 1/0485 (2013.01); B65G 1/06 (2013.01); B65G 1/065 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 1/1373 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for storing and retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. A storage and retrieval system stores and retrieves items as needed and transfer items from storage locations to transfer locations. A separate picking system conveys the items from the transfer locations to a picking station or an input out station so that the item can be selected.