ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,075, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Intelligrated Headquarters LLC (Mason, Ohio).

"Carriage lift assembly for materials handling and storage systems" was invented by Anthony James Turco (Liberty Township, Ohio), Harsha Sanjeewa Bulathsinghalage (Miamisburg, Ohio) and Justen Pahls (Hamilton, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments are directed to a carriage lift assembly comprising: at least one frame element configured to secure the carriage lift assembly relative to a first mast and a second mast; and at least one spreader arm extending laterally and defining at least a portion of a lift width; wherein the spreader...