US Patent Issued to AutoStore Technology AS on July 22 for "Automated storage and retrieval system comprising a relay module and a method of operating such a system" (Norwegian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,538, issued on July 22, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).

"Automated storage and retrieval system comprising a relay module and a method of operating such a system" was invented by Ivar Fjeldheim (Haugesund, Norway) and Trond Austrheim (Etne, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated storage and retrieval system includes at least one relay module for relaying storage containers between a port column and an access station. The relay module is arranged below a port column. The relay module includes a port station, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, each arranged at a side of the port station, and ...