US Patent Issued to AutoStore Technology AS on Aug. 5 for "Delivery vehicle, an automated storage and retrieval system and a method of transporting storage containers between an automated storage and retrieval grid and a second location" (Norwegian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,886, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).

"Delivery vehicle, an automated storage and retrieval system and a method of transporting storage containers between an automated storage and retrieval grid and a second location" was invented by Trond Austrheim (Etne, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remotely operated delivery vehicle transports a storage container between a location directly below an automated storage and retrieval grid configured to store a plurality of stacks of storage containers, and a second location for handling of the storage container by at least one of a robotic oper...