AUTOMATIC ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230082578A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US17972337

    申请日:2022-10-24

    Abstract: There is provided a device for automatic asset management as well as a method for dispensing items from said automatic asset management device. The device comprises an enclosure, a shelving unit within the enclosure configured to store at least one item, a delivery hatch on the enclosure configured to allow access to the enclosure, and a dispensing unit within the enclosure. The dispensing unit comprises a front gate comprising an open portion and a closed portion, wherein the front gate is configured to control access through the delivery hatch and an elevator module configured to receive the item from the shelving unit, move to the front gate to link with the front gate, while linked with the front gate, move with the front gate to align the open portion with the delivery hatch to allow access to the item within the elevator module; and upon removal of the item from the elevator module, release the front gate to align the closed portion with the delivery hatch to restrict access to the delivery hatch.

    ASSET MANAGEMENT DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240386764A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-21

    申请号:US18785808

    申请日:2024-07-26

    Abstract: An example device includes: an enclosure; a plurality of storage units supported in the enclosure, each storage unit having a storage unit release mechanism configured to switch the storage unit between an accessible position and a secure position; and a control system configured to: determine a storage unit configuration for the device based on the storage unit release mechanism; in response to an access request: identify a designated storage unit of the plurality of storage units; release the storage unit release mechanism for the designated storage unit to allow access to the designated storage unit.

    VERTICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT DEVICE
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240153335A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18386452

    申请日:2023-11-02

    CPC classification number: G07F11/52 G07F9/026

    Abstract: An example asset management device includes an enclosure having an aperture extending across a front plate of the enclosure; a plurality of shelving units; a vertical carousel disposed within the enclosure to support the plurality of shelving units, the vertical carousel having at least one horizontal axis of rotation and configured to rotate about the at least one horizontal axis of rotation to move the shelving units vertically within the enclosure until a selected shelving unit is aligned with the aperture; a door unit removably secured in the aperture, the door unit comprising: a locking element configured to secure the door unit in the aperture; a plurality of doors, each door configured to move between an open position to allow access through a portion of the aperture to a corresponding region of the selected shelving unit and a closed position configured to restrict access through the portion of the aperture.

    Automatic bulk material dispensing system

    公开(公告)号:US12291413B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-06

    申请号:US18082409

    申请日:2022-12-15

    Abstract: An example bulk material dispensing apparatus includes: a frame; a hopper supported in the frame, the hopper configured to contain a bulk material for dispensing by the dispensing apparatus and having a hopper outlet; a feeding unit interconnected with the hopper outlet, the feeding unit configured to receive the bulk material from the hopper outlet and comprising: a feeding tube; and an auger disposed in the feeding tube, the auger configured to rotate to drive the bulk material received from the hopper outlet to be dispensed from a dispensing outlet; and a controller interconnected with the auger, the controller configured to: receive a dispensing request specifying a quantity of bulk material to dispense; and control the auger to rotate to dispense the quantity of bulk material.

    DISPENSING DEVICE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250069464A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18620615

    申请日:2024-03-28

    Abstract: An example device includes a hopper configured to store a plurality of items of a same type; a sorting assembly interconnected with the hopper and configured to extract a single item from the plurality of items, the sorting assembly comprising: a rotatable disk including at least one slot configured to receive the single item; a release aperture configured to allow the single item to be released from the sorting assembly when the disk is rotated to align the at least one slot with the release aperture; and a dispensing assembly configured to receive the single item from the sorting assembly and dispense the single item from the dispensing apparatus.

    ASSET MANAGEMENT DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240257587A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18425362

    申请日:2024-01-29

    CPC classification number: G07C9/00182 E05B65/46 G07C2009/00277

    Abstract: An example device includes: an enclosure; a plurality of drawer units supported in the enclosure, each drawer unit movable between an accessible position and a secure position and comprising: at least one divider configured to divide an interior of the drawer unit into a plurality of compartments; a selectively securable compartment door for each of the compartments; detection elements configured to monitor the connection points; and a control system configured to: determine, for each drawer unit, a compartment configuration; and in response to an access request: identify a designated drawer unit and a designated compartment based on the determined compartment configuration for the designated drawer unit; and release the compartment door for the designated compartment to allow access to the designated compartment.

    Automatic asset management system
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11875628B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US17972337

    申请日:2022-10-24

    Abstract: There is provided a device for automatic asset management as well as a method for dispensing items from said automatic asset management device. The device comprises an enclosure, a shelving unit within the enclosure configured to store at least one item, a delivery hatch on the enclosure configured to allow access to the enclosure, and a dispensing unit within the enclosure. The dispensing unit comprises a front gate comprising an open portion and a closed portion, wherein the front gate is configured to control access through the delivery hatch and an elevator module configured to receive the item from the shelving unit, move to the front gate to link with the front gate, while linked with the front gate, move with the front gate to align the open portion with the delivery hatch to allow access to the item within the elevator module; and upon removal of the item from the elevator module, release the front gate to align the closed portion with the delivery hatch to restrict access to the delivery hatch.

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