Automatic parking structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9017000
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12444887

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The present invention as disclosed herein is an improved vehicle parking structure and method for using the same. The vehicle parking structure provides for the automated storage and retrieval of vehicles in response to user inputs. In one aspect, the vehicle parking structure comprises one or more transfer rooms in which a vehicle operator may deposit and later retrieve a vehicle, a plurality of parking spaces of either fixed or variable dimensions, and one or more vehicle transporters used to move vehicles from the one or more transfer rooms to the plurality of parking spaces. The one or more vehicle transporters are in turn each preferably comprised of one or more vertical stabilizers, one or more tractors, one or more lifts, a lifting platform, and a dolly. The vehicle transporters move the lifting platform and dolly so that the dolly may be positioned to access a vehicle located in a transfer room or parking space.

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SAFE PARKING LIMITED28003 IBERVILLE GLEN DRIVE KATY TX 77494

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Acevedo, Juan Carlos Lewisville, US 1 10
Averyt, Len Keith Rhome, US 1 10
Fritts, Charles Jefferson Highland Village, US 1 10
McDowell,, Jr Joseph Coleman Flower Mound, US 2 27
Story, Christopher Corbett Arlington, US 1 10
Story, James Bowmer Highland Village, US 2 27
Story, Michael Corbett Grand Prairie, US 2 27
Trotter, Victor Dale Fort Worth, US 1 10

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