US Patent Issued to MAXILODA on June 17 for "Cargo unloading system and method of operation" (New Zealander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,892, issued on June 17, was assigned to MAXILODA Ltd. (Hamilton, New Zealand).

"Cargo unloading system and method of operation" was invented by Grant Antony Udy (Hamilton, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cargo loading systems for use with a cargo storage area of a vehicle are described. In one form, the cargo loading system has a mast frame and a carriage assembly supported by the mast frame. The carriage assembly has lifting forks, and a fork lateral control mechanism configured to control lateral movement of the lifting forks across the carriage assembly. A carriage pivot control mechanism controls pivotal movement of th...