ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,724, issued on July 15, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).
"Robotic consolidation station and storage system" was invented by Oystein Gjerdevik (Skjold, Norway) and Joakim Aleksander Myrbakken (Skudeneshavn, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Storage containers may be stored a storage system including a framework structure. A robotic consolidation station for use in the storage system includes a first conveyor pathway for transfer of storage containers accommodating items to be picked, a second conveyor pathway for transfer of storage containers in which items are to be consolidated or have been consolid...