David Marshall Huff

US Patent:

20180085788, Mar 29, 2018

Filed:

Sep 25, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/713979

Inventors:

- Mason OH, US
David Huff - Batavia OH, US
Christopher Clinton Arnold - Loveland OH, US
Justin Leib - Loveland OH, US
Ralf Buerkle - Oregonia OH, US

International Classification:

B07C 3/08
B07C 3/00
B65G 1/137
B07C 1/02

Abstract:

A material handling system reduces or eliminates human interaction with articles sorted and deposited into an order container to maintain validation and integrity of the order. Validated articles are inducted onto a sortation conveyor that selectively dispenses or deposits each article at a destination into a container. A shuttle vehicle moves along a first side of row of such containers to replace an empty container in place of any container that holds a completed order and moves the latter onto a transport conveyor.

US Patent:

20170050803, Feb 23, 2017

Filed:

Jun 17, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/185389

Inventors:

- Mason OH, US
David Huff - Batavia OH, US
Mark D. Steinkamp - Mason OH, US
Steven Plothow - Taylorsville UT, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/137
B65G 1/06
B65G 1/04

Abstract:

A material handling system has an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) with vertically spaced levels storing articles. Each level has at least one pickup and deposit (P/D) station serviced by a shuttle and that is horizontally positioned to define a ramped orientation with a wave conveyor to move products selectively in at least one flow direction to each of the P/D stations. An article transfer mechanism at each P/D station respectively moves an article in a selected at least one direction between the wave conveyor and the respective P/D station. A controller selectively moves the selected articles onto the wave conveyor by respective article transfer mechanisms in coordination with movement of the wave conveyor to create a sequenced flow of selected articles. An order preparation system can receive the sequenced flow.