US Patent Issued to AutoStore Technology AS on May 13 for "Delivery system with an access point and a method of accessing an access point of the delivery system" (Norwegian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,864, issued on May 13, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).

"Delivery system with an access point and a method of accessing an access point of the delivery system" was invented by Trond Austrheim (Etne, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated storage and retrieval system includes a storage grid for storage of storage containers and a delivery system for transport of said storage containers between a delivery port of the storage grid and an access point of the delivery system. The access point is adapted for handling of items held in the storage containers by a robotic operator or human operator. Th...