ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,593, issued on April 15.
"Payload transport carrier" was invented by Jack Pearson (Pacheco, Calif.) and William Pearson (Pacheco, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an apparatus that can transport a payload (e.g., a parcel, package, box, bag) from one position in a facility to any other point via conveyance on an overhead track system. It can be used to move a payload from the warehousing portion of the facility to the shipping area but can also transport to a value-add station where additional labor/material(s) can be added to the payload or any other destination required. It can also be loaded at most any location du...