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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy L Crabtree, Anaheim, CA (US);
Robert G Fairchild, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Charles Lindquist, La Habra, CA (US);
Assignee:
Odetics, Inc., Anaheim, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414273 ; 221 87 ; 414280 ; 901 17 ;
Abstract
A robotic materials handling system for storing and handling box-like articles such as videocassettes includes a storage area containing a plurality of columns of storage bins, a vertical support shaft located adjacent the storage area and a manipulator assembly carried on the shaft. The manipulator assembly includes a plurality of gripper mechanisms which may be positioned adjacent desired storage bins. The system includes computer control circuitry for controlling the operation of the manipulator assembly and gripper mechanism to transport articles between desired locations.