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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Hds Mercury, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Aravind Durai, Long Grove, IL (US);
Thomas Vrenios, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
HDS Mercury, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B25J 5/02 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B65G 60/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); B65G 1/0485 (2013.01); B65G 47/90 (2013.01); B65G 60/00 (2013.01); B25J 5/02 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0208 (2013.01); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system of inventory management is described. It includes at least one container adapted to hold inventory items. A conveyor system is adapted to move the containers to and from pick cells. Each pick cell contains an array of processing locations designed to receive containers and an inventory movement tool such as a robotic arm designed to interact with containers received by the pick cell. The pick cells include at least one buffer shelf for processing items.