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US 12,428,040 B2Granted
Overhead transport and route management system
AssigneeEaglerail Container Logistics, LLC
InventorJ. Michael Meissner
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Abstract
An overhead transport system includes a suspended railway and a motorized carrier configured to travel along the suspended railway. The motorized carrier includes a motorized trolley configured to move the motorized carrier along the suspended railway, chassis/beam configured to carry an object below the motorized trolley, and a bumper and deflection system configured to prevent the object from contacting another object.
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An overhead transport and route management system comprising:
- a suspended railway;
- a motorized carrier configured to travel along said suspended railway carrying a container;
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- a container logistics system configured to control to the movement of said motorized carrier,
- wherein said container logistics system is configured to receive a plurality of container information related to a second container, wherein said plurality of container information includes a container location, and a container destination, and
- wherein said container logistics system uses said container location and said container destination to plan a path for said motorized carrier.
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