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HK SYSTEMS INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    58
About

HK SYSTEMS INC has a total of 58 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1990. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets packaging and shipping, transport and measurement are GRUPPO TECNOFERRARI SPA, CUSTOM TECHNOLOGIES INC and AUTOSTORE TECH AS.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing HK SYSTEMS INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Wilkins John J 10
#2 Loomer Weston R 9
#3 Jones Lamar A 7
#4 Lloyd Kurt M 7
#5 Franklin Joseph F 6
#6 Cox Wesley A 5
#7 Yardley James V 5
#8 Whatcott Gary Lavell 4
#9 Perez John D 4
#10 Bloomfield Bryan Alexander 4

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
AU1464600A Palletizer with apron stripper constructed from composite materials
US6126383A Apparatus for the in-line turning of selected articles
US6125765A Rail incorporating elevation change and method for its production
US5868549A Palletizer with air assisted slide plate assembly and indexing pallet hoist
US6089819A Method and apparatus for palletizing and depalletizing layers of articles on stackable pallets
US5971133A Conveyor assembly incorporating a pop-up swivel wheel diverter
US5878844A Ball screw joint for an automated guided vehicle
US5650703A Downward compatible agv system and methods
US5730274A Gap optimizer
US5819189A Control system for a monorail vehicle
US5676061A Carrier cell for a monorail sortation system
US5687649A Monorail track structure
US5839873A Storage and retrieval machine with pre-tensioned shuttle guides
US5813816A Storage and retrieval machine with spring tensioned shuttle pulley
US5623808A Apparatus and method for palletizing and wrapping a load
US5798920A Storage and retrieval machine control system having an encoder and an optical distance meter
US5699281A Method and apparatus for mapping a warehouse rack structure for a storage and retrieval machine
US5815085A Storage and retrieval machine having improved real-time responsiveness and improved noise immunity
US5678676A Roller shaft mounting for sound and motion control
CA2119961A1 Long reach shuttle for storage and retrieval machine