Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for handling containers
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Application No.: US17264073Application Date: 2019-07-31
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Publication No.: US11436884B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Edward Ruane , Desmond McDonald
- Applicant: Chemco Ireland Limited
- Applicant Address: IE Dublin
- Assignee: Chemco Ireland Limited
- Current Assignee: Chemco Ireland Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IE Dublin
- Agency: SmithAmundsen LLC
- Priority: IE2018/0229 20180808
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/070714 WO 20190731
- International Announcement: WO2020/030512 WO 20200213
- Main IPC: G07C9/00
- IPC: G07C9/00 ; B01L1/00 ; G07F17/12

Abstract:
A system (1) for handling containers (7) having electronic product ID tags (15), the system comprises a storage cabinet (5) with lockable compartments (51) for storing tool kits (53) for handling the containers; each tool kit has an electronic ID tag associated with a predetermined compartment (51) in the storage cabinet and with a predetermined product ID tag of a container; access to each compartment is allowed or blocked by a respective electronically controlled lock; an electronic control unit (21); an electronic ID reader device (25) in communication with the electronic control unit, operable to read electronic ID tags of the components of the system and communicate same to the electronic control unit; the electronic control unit is operable to actuate the electronic lock of a predetermined compartment in the storage cabinet to allow access to said compartment upon matching the electronic product ID tag of a container with the associated electronic ID tag of the tool kit stored in the predetermined compartment, whilst keeping the remaining compartments locked.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210241556A1 System And Method For Handling Containers Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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