ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,439, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).
"System and method for performing measurements in storage containers" was invented by Ivar Fjeldheim (Haugesund, Norway) and Trond Austrheim (Etne, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for performing measurements in storage containers for storing items includes a framework structure. The storage containers are stored in an automated storage system. The framework structure forms a three-dimensional storage grid structure for storing the storage containers. The grid structure forms vertical storage columns each having a horizontal area defin...