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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:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
David W. Caldwell, Holland, MI (US);
Thomas M. Schreiber, Wheaton, IL (US);
Bahar N. Wadia, Bartlett, IL (US);
Donald C. Mueller, Aurora, IL (US);
David W. Caldwell, Holland, MI (US);
Thomas M. Schreiber, Wheaton, IL (US);
Bahar N. Wadia, Bartlett, IL (US);
Donald C. Mueller, Aurora, IL (US);
TouchSensor Technologies, LLC, Wheaton, IL (US);
Abstract
An intelligent shelving system integrates touch sensors, displays, lighting, and other components into shelves. Touch sensors can be used as limit switches to control shelf motion, to monitor items borne on shelves, to detect spills, and to control lighting and other devices and functions. Displays can provide information relating to objects stored in the shelving system and the operation and status of the shelving system.
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