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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:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Christopher John Murphy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Christopher John Murphy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Jervis B. Webb Company, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); G01C 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) that is capable of providing synchronized travel along a line or path while maintaining a desired takt time such that regular manufacturing operations may be performed to material or workpieces on the vehicle without the need for a traditional conveyor systems.