ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,212, issued on Oct. 21.
"Automated vehicle for use in inventory management system" was invented by Alex Stevens (Moorestown, N.J.) and Joseph Valinsky (Moorestown, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle for use in an inventory management system having a plurality of destination areas and a guide system includes a platform for receiving and transporting items to and from the destination areas, a plurality of motors, a first drive system, a second drive system, a transfer mechanism, and a clutch mechanism. The transfer system is configured to transfer and retrieve items to and from the destination areas, and the clutch mechanism...