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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2024
Spacesaver Corporation, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Steven Mark Lehmann, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Brian Patrick Bourke, Milton, WI (US);
Eric James Wipperfurth, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
SPACESAVER CORPORATION, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Abstract
A mobile storage system includes a series of storage units movable relative to each other to create an aisle or aisles between adjacent storage units. The mobile storage system includes a gesture sensor on each storage unit that is able to detect movement of a hand of a user near the gesture sensor. The gesture sensor communicates the detected movement of the user's hand to a control unit of the mobile storage system such that the control unit can coordinate the movement of the storage units. The gesture sensor includes a light emitter and a light detector that operate to detect the movement of the user's hand. Based on the direction of movement detected, the control unit can move the storage units or activate a light or other device. A method of operating the mobile storage system based on the sensed movement detected by the gesture sensor is also disclosed.
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