ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,787, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to EagleRail Container Logistics LLC (Chicago).
"Carrier configured to transport various sized objects" was invented by Kevin Russell (Roanoke, Va.) and Glenn Luckinbill (Aurora, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorized container carrier can be configured to travel along a suspended railway. The motorized container carrier can include at least one motorized trolley configured to move the motorized container carrier along the suspended railway. The motorized container carrier can include a plurality of end beams with container engagement devices configured to interact with containers of variou...