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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
James V Evans, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Timothy Robey, Windham, ME (US);
Paul Roy, Lewistone, ME (US);
James V Evans, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Timothy Robey, Windham, ME (US);
Paul Roy, Lewistone, ME (US);
Bellheimer Metallwerk GmbH., Bellheim, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a storage system () with a storage region (), in which storage material may be stored, with an access region (), physically removed from the storage system, in which access to the storage material for deposition or withdrawal of storage material () can be achieved, and a transport means (), by means of which the storage material can be transported between the access region () and storage region (). According to the invention, an unauthorized unauthorised removal of storage material may be prevented, whereby an access control system is provided, by means of which access to the storage material support () in the access region () is permitted or blocked depending on an access authorization of the user.