ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,733, issued on May 20, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).
"Storage system" was invented by Ingvar Hognaland (Nedre Vats, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage system includes a first grid structure of storage cells. Each cell is arranged to accommodate a vertical stack of storage bins. The first grid structure has a top level. The system further includes a first vehicle, arranged to move horizontally at the top level of the first grid structure, and a bin lift device, arranged to convey a bin in a vertical direction between the top level of the grid structure and a delivery station. The first vehi...