US 12,347,258 B2
Automatic asset management system
Jaime Arturo Gonzalez, Markham (CA); Emil Jose Rodriguez Osorio, Etobicoke (CA); Yong Suk Jin, Oakville (CA); and Shamira Jaffer, Mississauga (CA)
Assigned to SIGNIFI SOLUTIONS INC., Mississauga (CA)
Filed by SIGNIFI SOLUTIONS INC., Mississauga (CA)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/902,476.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/242,692, filed on Sep. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0084907 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 11/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G07F 11/02 (2006.01); G07F 11/48 (2006.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 11/005 (2013.01) [B65G 1/06 (2013.01); B65G 1/1371 (2013.01); G07F 11/02 (2013.01); G07F 11/48 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic asset management device comprising:
an enclosure;
a shelving unit within the enclosure, the shelving unit configured to store a plurality of items;
a delivery hatch on the enclosure, the delivery hatch configured to allow access to the enclosure;
a dispensing unit within the enclosure, the dispensing unit comprising:
a front gate having an open portion and a closed portion, wherein the front gate is configured to control access through the delivery hatch; and
an elevator module configured to:
receive an item of the plurality of items from the shelving unit;
move to the front gate to link with the front gate; and
while linked with the front gate, move with the front gate to align the open portion with the delivery hatch to allow access to the item within the elevator module; and
wherein, upon removal of the item from the elevator module, the dispensing unit is configured to cause the front gate to align the closed portion with the delivery hatch to restrict access to the delivery hatch.