Edward F Macdonald

US Patent:

20220388776, Dec 8, 2022

Filed:

Aug 16, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/820088

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
Michael Cyrulik - Sudbury MA, US
Aria Reynolds - Cambridge MA, US
Jason S. Sirois - Atkinson NH, US
Larry Sweet - Atlanta GA, US
Edward A. MacDonald - Somerville MA, US
Taylor A. Apgar - Boston MA, US
Timothy Perrault - Ipswich MA, US
Stephen C. Toebes - Chelmsford MA, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/137
B65G 1/04

Abstract:

An autonomous rover including a frame having a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end and forming a payload bay, the payload bay being sized to support a pickface, a common active registration surface configured to engage the pickface, and a drive section connected to the common active registration surface, the drive section being configured to variably position the common active registration surface relative to at least one storage shelf of an automated storage and retrieval system to effect placement of the pickface on the storage shelf so that pickfaces are substantially continuously arranged along the at least one storage shelf with a predetermined storage spacing between the pickfaces.

US Patent:

20200307912, Oct 1, 2020

Filed:

Jun 16, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/903180

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
Michael Cyrulik - Sudbury MA, US
Aria Reynolds - Cambridge MA, US
Jason S. Sirois - Atkinson NH, US
Larry Sweet - Atlanta GA, US
Edward A. MacDonald - Somerville MA, US
Taylor A. Apgar - Boston MA, US
Timothy Perrault - Ipswich MA, US
Stephen C. Toebes - Chelmsford MA, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/137
B65G 1/04

Abstract:

An autonomous rover including a frame having a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end and forming a payload bay, the payload bay being sized to support a pickface, a common active registration surface configured to engage the pickface, and a drive section connected to the common active registration surface, the drive section being configured to variably position the common active registration surface relative to at least one storage shelf of an automated storage and retrieval system to effect placement of the pickface on the storage shelf so that pickfaces are substantially continuously arranged along the at least one storage shelf with a predetermined storage spacing between the pickfaces.

US Patent:

20200062504, Feb 27, 2020

Filed:

Oct 29, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/667656

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
Michael Cyrulik - Sudbury MA, US
Aria Reynolds - Cambridge MA, US
Jason S. Sirois - Atkinson NH, US
Larry Sweet - Atlanta GA, US
Edward A. MacDonald - Somerville MA, US
Taylor A. Apgar - Boston MA, US
Timothy Perrault - Ipswich MA, US
Stephen C. Toebes - Chelmsford MA, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/137
B65G 1/04

Abstract:

An autonomous rover including a frame having a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end and forming a payload bay, the payload bay being sized to support a pickface, a common active registration surface configured to engage the pickface, and a drive section connected to the common active registration surface, the drive section being configured to variably position the common active registration surface relative to at least one storage shelf of an automated storage and retrieval system to effect placement of the pickface on the storage shelf so that pickfaces are substantially continuously arranged along the at least one storage shelf with a predetermined storage spacing between the pickfaces.

US Patent:

20180282064, Oct 4, 2018

Filed:

Jun 5, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/000749

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
Michael CYRULIK - Sudbury MA, US
Aria REYNOLDS - Cambridge MA, US
Jason S. SIROIS - Atkinson NH, US
Larry SWEET - Atlanta GA, US
Edward A. MACDONALD - Somerville MA, US
Taylor A. APGAR - Boston MA, US
Timothy PERRAULT - Ipswich MA, US
Stephen C. TOEBES - Chelmsford MA, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/137
B65G 1/04

Abstract:

An autonomous rover including a frame having a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end and forming a payload bay, the payload bay being sized to support a pickface, a common active registration surface configured to engage the pickface, and a drive section connected to the common active registration surface, the drive section being configured to variably position the common active registration surface relative to at least one storage shelf of an automated storage and retrieval system to effect placement of the pickface on the storage shelf so that pickfaces are substantially continuously arranged along the at least one storage shelf with a predetermined storage spacing between the pickfaces.

US Patent:

20180127210, May 10, 2018

Filed:

Oct 30, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/798216

Inventors:

- Wilmington MA, US
Michael Cyrulik - Sudbury MA, US
Aria Reynolds - Cambridge MA, US
Jason S. Sirois - Atkinson NH, US
Larry Sweet - Atlanta GA, US
Edward A. MacDonald - Somerville MA, US
Taylor A. Apgar - Boston MA, US
Timothy Perrault - Ipswich MA, US
Stephen C. Toebes - Chelmsford MA, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/137
B65G 1/04

Abstract:

An autonomous rover including a frame having a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end and forming a payload bay, the payload bay being sized to support a pickface, a common active registration surface configured to engage the pickface, and a drive section connected to the common active registration surface, the drive section being configured to variably position the common active registration surface relative to at least one storage shelf of an automated storage and retrieval system to effect placement of the pickface on the storage shelf so that pickfaces are substantially continuously arranged along the at least one storage shelf with a predetermined storage spacing between the pickfaces.