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Container handling apparatus and management system

US5780826A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateDec 16, 1996
Grant dateJul 14, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66C19/007
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A self-propelled container handling apparatus handles a container in a container yard. The container handling apparatus reads an identification code borne on the container and senses a position of the container to be handled. On the basis of the container identification code read by the container handling apparatus and the container position sensed by the container handling apparatus, the inventory data for the containers stored in the container yard are updated.

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