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Material transport in-motion product dimensioning system and method

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  • US 7,757,946 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2005
  • Issued: 07/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for dimensioning at least one discrete article carried on a material handling vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a passage, the passage defining a space sufficient to allow passage of a material handling vehicle having a portion adapted to support, raise and lower a pallet carrying an article, the material handling vehicle having at least one known linear dimension;

    at least one active linear dimension detection device for determining a combination dimension, the combination dimension being an aggregate linear dimension of the at least one discrete article carried on the material handling vehicle and the material handling vehicle; and

    a computer system in communication with the at least one linear dimension detection device, the computer system being adapted to determine at least one linear dimension of the article by subtracting the known linear dimension from the combination dimension.

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