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Article storage and retrieval system

  • US 4,812,985 A
  • Filed: 09/15/1986
  • Issued: 03/14/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for the repetitive storage and retrieval of articles, comprising:

  • an indicia bearing label affixed to each article to be repeatedly stored and retrieved, said indicia being representative of information uniquely identifying its associated article;

    means for receiving articles to be stored from a user;

    means for delivering articles retrieved from storage to a user;

    means responsive to the delivery of an article to said receiving means for automatically moving said article to a scanning location which is inaccessible to the user;

    means for automatically reading the identifying information contained by the indicia on the label affixed to said article positioned in the inaccessible scanning location;

    means for storing articles having a plurality of individual storage locations, each of said locations being identified by a unique address;

    memory means;

    central processing means including;

    means for receiving information from said indicia reading means and assigning and storing in said memory a unique storage location address within said storing means for each article delivered to said receiving means; and

    means responsive to the reading of indicia information on an article label for comparing said information to data stored in said memory;

    means responsive to said comparing means locating a match for automatically moving the associated article from said scanning location to the assigned storage location within said storing means; and

    means responsive to said comparing means not locating a match for first assigning an available storage location to said article and then automatically moving said article from said scanning location to the assigned available storage location within said storage means.

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