ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,737, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).
"Pendulum queue" was invented by Scott Hogan (Mukilteo, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pendulum queue system for inventory management can include a first queue with a first delivery portion and a first storage portion separated by a first operating space. A second queue can be positioned laterally from the first queue and can include a second delivery portion and a second storage portion separated by a second operating space. Each of the storage portions can include its own storage work cell through which inventory holders can be cyclable, and each deli...