Patent ID: 11939170
Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A method for article retrieval, the method comprising:
receiving first article data indicative of at least a dimension associated with a first article;
causing a pair of loading arms to extend outwardly from a frame based on sensing data generated by a sensing device, wherein the pair of loading arms is outwardly extended from a retracted position to a first position based upon the dimension, wherein the pair of loading arms are movably attached to the frame and configured to move between the retracted position proximate the frame and an extended position in which a portion of the pair of loading arms extends at least partially beyond an outer edge of the frame;
receiving sensor data generated by the sensing device coupled with the pair of loading arms;
deploying at least one engagement structure from the pair of loading arms in an instance in which the sensor data generated by the sensing device indicates that the sensing device is unimpeded, wherein the at least one engagement structure is movably attached to at least one of the pair of loading arms and is configured to move between a stored position and a deployed position; and
in response to the sensor data generated by the sensing device indicating that the sensing device is impeded when the pair of loading arms are in the first position:
(i) causing the pair of loading arms to extend from the first position to a second position from the frame that is greater than the first position;
(ii) in response to the sensor data generated by the sensing device indicating that the sensing device is unimpeded when the pair of loading arms are in the second position, deploy the at least one engagement structure from the pair of loading arms; and
(iii) in response to the sensor data generated by the sensing device indicating that the sensing device is impeded when the pair of loading arms are in the second position, generating an alert notification.