公开(公告)号：US11332310B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16273449

申请日：2019-02-12

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： John Lert, Jr.

IPC: B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G1/06

Abstract: An automated warehouse storage system including a multilevel storage array is provided. Each aisle has a set of storage levels and each level has storage locations distributed along the aisle. The guideway network extending through the multilevel storage array is configured for autonomous vehicles to move along the guideway network within the multilevel storage array. The guideway network including an inter-aisle guideway spanning at least two of the multiple aisles and a set of guideway levels extending in an aisle of the multiple aisles and disposed so that each guideway level is at a different one of the storage levels and the vehicles on the guideway level can access the storage locations distributed along the aisle. Each set of guideway levels is connected to the inter-aisle guideway forming a common guideway path so that a vehicle can move between inter-aisle guideway and each guideway level along the common guideway path.

公开(公告)号：US11267651B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

申请号：US16742119

申请日：2020-01-14

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： William J. Fosnight ,  Devin Lert ,  John G. Lert, Jr. ,  Stephanie Waite ,  Julian Warhurst ,  David Hartnett

IPC: B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/12

Abstract: An automatic storage and retrieval system is disclosed including storage positions for storing containers, a portal and mobile robots for transferring the containers between the storage positions and portal. The portal may include a bot-access side where the mobile robots transfer containers to and from the portal, and a user-access side where users remove items from the containers.

公开(公告)号：US11235928B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16121212

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： John G. Lert, Jr. ,  William J. Fosnight

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/137

Abstract: A system and method for storage and retrieval are provided. The system includes a multi-level storage structure, and mobile robots configured to pick, transport and place one or more tote, container, or object. This system and method can be used in order-fulfillment applications in which one or more workstations accommodate a picker that transports one or more eaches from a tote on one of the autonomous mobile robots to a put location, and an input/output interface induct material into the system and discharge fulfilled orders from the system. The mobile robots are further configured to move from level to level in the multi-level storage structure via inclined or vertical tracks without requiring a vertical lift or vertical conveyor.

公开(公告)号：US20210323769A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17236082

申请日：2021-04-21

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： John G. Lert, JR. ,  William J. Fosnight

IPC: B65G1/137 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/10

Abstract: A rack or racking system is disclosed for use in inventory management, order fulfillment and automation-based capacity planning. The racking system includes expandable and collapsible racks used to transport containers, for example, totes, which in the expanded configuration can attach to a load/unload fixture that enables bots to load totes onto the racks and/or unload totes from the racks, and in the collapsed configuration can be loaded onto a truck that transports the totes between facilities.

公开(公告)号：US20210300664A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US16831468

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： William J. Fosnight ,  Christopher Hofmeister ,  John G. Lert, JR. ,  Stephanie Waite ,  Julian Warhurst ,  Mark Solomon

IPC: B65D81/38 ,  F25D3/08 ,  B65D43/02 ,  B65G1/04

Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones. Containers include insulated wall panels and a thermal insert which may be chilled to maintain a temperature within the container below ambient temperature. Structure within a storage location for the containers may be used to open and close the containers to facilitate cooling of the thermal insert.

公开(公告)号：US20210229271A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US17158890

申请日：2021-01-26

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： William J. Fosnight ,  John G. Lert, JR. ,  Michael Duquette ,  Martin R. Elliott ,  Julian Warhurst ,  Charles W. Su ,  Alan Grant

IPC: B25J9/10 ,  B25J5/00

Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210221619A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17176511

申请日：2021-02-16

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： John G. Lert, JR. ,  William J. Fosnight ,  Matthew W. Coady

IPC: B65G1/137 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  B65G1/04

Abstract: A system and method for managing a plurality of automated mobile robots within automated mobile robot storage and retrieval system is provided, which repurposes one or more automated mobile robots operating within the automated inventory management system to perform a plurality of tasks across multiple different areas of an automated store. The same mobile robot is enabled to move horizontally and vertically in a multi-level storage structure, operate in an order fulfillment mode retrieving order totes from an automated fulfillment section and delivering the order totes to the delivery section, operate in a replenishment mode receiving eaches of goods and depositing the eaches of goods in designated storage totes, and operate in a delivery mode receiving delivery bundles and transporting the delivery bundles to designated locations at the transfer station.

公开(公告)号：US20200071076A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16554512

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： William J. Fosnight ,  Christopher Hofmeister ,  John G. Lert, JR. ,  Stephanie Waite ,  Julian Warhurst

IPC: B65G1/137 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  F25D11/00

Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones.

公开(公告)号：US20200039746A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16530249

申请日：2019-08-02

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： John G. Lert, JR. ,  William J. Fosnight ,  Charles W. Su ,  Christopher Hofmeister

IPC: B65G1/137 ,  G06Q50/28

Abstract: An automated decant system is disclosed for processing pallets of cased goods received at a facility, extracting packaging for the cases and transferring eaches within the cases to totes, possibly organized by SKU in sub-totes within the tote.

公开(公告)号：US20190307077A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US15947551

申请日：2018-04-06

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： John G. Lert, JR. ,  William J. Fosnight ,  Jeffrey C. Laba

IPC: A01G9/14 ,  A01G7/04 ,  A01G9/02 ,  B65G1/02

Abstract: A vertical farming system is disclosed including a storage structure having racks of storage shelves for housing plant-carrying containers. Mobile robots travel around the racks to transfer containers of plants to and from the storage shelves. Under direction of a central control system, one or more mobile robots may transport a container from a storage location to a workstation. Once there, care may be provided for the plant, including water and/or other nutrients, and data may be gathered on the plant. This may be done by an owner of the plant, or by an automated service robot positioned at the workstation. Data gathered on the plant, including for example photographs, may be sent by email or other communications schemes to an owner of the plant.