US Patent Issued to AutoStore Technology AS on July 8 for "Automated storage and retrieval system with a vehicle pen" (Norwegian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,404, issued on July 8, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).

"Automated storage and retrieval system with a vehicle pen" was invented by Jorgen Djuve Heggebo (Olen, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated storage and retrieval system includes a storage grid configured to store a plurality of storage containers in vertical stacks, a plurality of remotely operated vehicles, and a rail system including rails and tracks onto which the plurality of remotely operated vehicle operates. The automated storage and retrieval system includes a first area and a second area. The first area is linked to the second ...