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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:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
Rafael Salichs, Madrid, ES;
Assignee:
Signode Industrial Group LLC, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/1371 (2013.01); B65G 1/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of storage and/or retrieval of items from storage racks using carts include electronically determining a size of an item and determining a storage position in a row for the item based on the determined size. The size can be determined by reading indicia on the item and consulting a database to determine a size of the item based on the read indicia. Other methods include electronically determining a characteristic of an item and determining a load movement limit protocol for the item based on the determined characteristic. The protocol may limit velocity or acceleration of movement of the item.