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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Denis J. Stemmle, Stratford, CT (US);
Denis J. Stemmle, Stratford, CT (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and software () are for moving inventory items () to an unloading station () in response to a fulfillment order. An input device () is used to enter identification information about the inventory items. At a loading station (), the inventory items are received and loaded into holders (). The holders are then moved to storage area (). A controller () is configured for creating and storing a first association between the entered identification information and each of the holders in which each of the inventory items is placed. A selector and transporter () are responsive to the fulfillment order and the first association, and are configured to select a holder which holds the inventory items corresponding to the fulfillment order, and configured to transport the holder from the storage area to the unloading station ().