ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,958, issued on Dec. 16.
"Last mile delivery system" was invented by Stuart C. Salter (White Lake, Mich.), Arnav Wagh (Detroit), David Brian Glickman (Southfield, Mich.), Pietro Buttolo (Dearborn Heights, Mich.) and Brendan Diamond (Grosse Pointe, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle is described. The vehicle may include a vehicle sensor configured to detect cart location, and a lifting mechanism disposed at a vehicle sidewall. The lifting mechanism is configured to lift and secure a cart on a target location on the vehicle sidewall. The vehicle may further include a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to obt...