John G Lert, 7811 Avon St, Wakefield, MA 01880

8425173, Apr 23, 2013

Apr 9, 2010

12/757312

John Lert - Wakefield MA, US
Stephen Toebes - Sunderland MA, US
Robert Sullivan - Wilmington MA, US
Foster D Hinshaw - Cambridge MA, US
Nathan Ulrich - Lee NH, US

Symbotic LLC - Wilmington MA

B65G 1/04

414280, 414279, 700214, 700218

An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor.

8594835, Nov 26, 2013

Apr 9, 2010

12/757337

John Lert - Wakefield MA, US
Stephen Toebes - Sunderland MA, US
Robert Sullivan - Wilmington MA, US
Foster D Hinshaw - Cambridge MA, US
Nathan Ulrich - Lee NH, US
Eric Peters - Carlisle MA, US

Symbotic, LLC - Wilmington MA

G06F 7/00
B65G 1/00

700221, 700217, 700213, 700214, 700216, 700215, 414273, 414277, 414280, 414267

A warehouse storage and retrieval system including an array of multilevel storage racks having at least one transfer deck, picking isles and storage areas disposed along picking isles, the storage areas being configured to hold differing loads, and a controller including a management module configured to variably size the storage areas of the array of multilevel storage rack modules and assign each of the variably sized storage areas to a corresponding one of the differing loads, wherein the storage and retrieval system is arranged to transport the differing loads for placement in the variably sized storage areas assigned by the controller.

2002015, Oct 24, 2002

Oct 26, 2001

10/002471

John Lert - Westport CT, US
Jacob Mark - Needham MA, US

UNIPOWER SOLUTIONS USA, INC. - Quincy MA

A63F013/00

463/019000

A system and method for engaging consumers in interactive, screen-based games that include brand images as an intrinsic element of the games. More specifically, the games preferably involve matching similar images, such that players of a game are required to focus their attention and concentration on brand images as part of the game process in order to succeed in the game's goal. Thus, the act of playing the game itself produces high-quality brand impressions, which then produce brand awareness and recognition. These games are completely electronic, being played using some form of a computer screen to display a game board. They can be played at home or at an office using a personal computer, in a store using an on-cart touch-screen display, or while traveling using a PDA or “pocket PC”.

2005004, Mar 3, 2005

Aug 28, 2004

10/928289

John Lert - Quincy MA, US

B65G001/00

414273000

Methods and apparatus for selecting and combining items in an outbound container through the use of autonomous vehicles, each of which includes means for automatically loading and unloading a payload, to perform both transfer and transport functions in moving containers of items within a workspace via a network of roadways. Under computer control, said autonomous vehicles transfer and transport case containers of item units between incoming receiving stations, intermediate storage locations, and outgoing order-assembly stations where entire containers or individual item units are combined in the outbound container.

2007012, Jun 7, 2007

Dec 1, 2006

11/607283

John Lert - Quincy MA, US

CUESOL, INC. - Quincy MA

H04M 3/00
H04M 5/00

379265050

System and method for integrating multiple customer ordering channels into a single service queue to obtain goods or services from a provider includes enabling customers to request service for goods or services from the provider using multiple ordering channels, and arranging the service requests placed using the ordering channels in a single service queue based on the time at which each is placed regardless of the ordering channel used. The ordering channels may include one or more ticket dispensers which dispenses tickets having the next number in the service queue to waiting customers, one or more computerized ordering systems which enable ordering of goods or services from the provider via a computer or other processing device, and combinations thereof.

2010031, Dec 16, 2010

Apr 9, 2010

12/757220

John Lert - Wakefield MA, US
Stephen Toebes - Sunderland MA, US
Robert Sullivan - Wilmington MA, US
Foster Hinshaw - Cambridge MA, US
Nathan Ulrich - Lee NH, US

CasePick Systems, LLC - Wilmington MA

B65G 1/137
B65G 1/06

414273

A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassible.

2010032, Dec 23, 2010

Apr 9, 2010

12/757354

John Lert - Wakefield MA, US
Stephen C. Toebes - Sunderland MA, US
Robert Sullivan - Wilmington MA, US
Nathan Ulrich - Lee NH, US

CASEPICK SYSTEMS, LLC - Wilmington MA

B65G 1/04
B65G 1/02
B65G 1/127
B65G 1/137
B65G 1/06
B65G 17/16

414273, 414277, 198797, 414807

A transport system for a storage and retrieval system having an array of storage levels, each storage level having respective storage areas, the transport system including a vertical conveyor having a frame and support shelves movably coupled to the frame, each support shelf being configured to hold one or more uncontained case units in predetermined areas of the support shelf, and transfer vehicles disposed on respective ones of the storage levels, the vertical conveyor having a conveyor to transfer vehicle interface configured to transfer the uncontained case units substantially directly between the support shelves and the transfer vehicles for transport to the storage areas in substantially one transfer vehicle picking operation.

2010032, Dec 23, 2010

Apr 9, 2010

12/757381

John Lert - Wakefield MA, US
Stephen Toebes - Sunderland MA, US
Robert Sullivan - Wilmington MA, US
Foster D. Hinshaw - Cambridge MA, US

CASEPICK SYSTEMS, LLC - Wilmington MA

B65G 1/137
B65G 1/06

414273, 414807

A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having storage locations, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport confined to each storage level, the at least one autonomous transport being configured to transport the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to effect operation of the multilevel vertical conveyor system and at least one autonomous transport for assembling orders of uncontained case units of different types without moving bundles of the same uncontained case unit type throughout the storage and retrieval system.