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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:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Applicants:
John J. Lanigan, Sr., Orland Park, IL (US);
Myron Glickman, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Ralph R. Swanson, Lockport, IL (US);
Richard J. Marec, Romeoville, IL (US);
Inventors:
John J. Lanigan, Sr., Orland Park, IL (US);
Myron Glickman, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Ralph R. Swanson, Lockport, IL (US);
Richard J. Marec, Romeoville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal system and method for handling a container is disclosed. The system can include: a support structure () defining a bay (), the support structure () including support shoes configured to support a container; a sensor () for determining a length of a container in the bay; and a controller () configured to operate the support structure () including a storage mode and a retrieval mode.