ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,238, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to MECALUX, S.A (Cornella de Llobregat, Spain).

"Guided vehicle for the transport of pallets" was invented by Francesc Penalba Garcia (Cornella de Llobregat, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guided vehicle for transporting pallets moves through a rack structure in a first direction and in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The guided vehicle includes a frame provided with a first set of wheels provided for moving the frame in the first direction, and a second set of wheels provided to move the frame in the second direction, and a loading platform. In addition, a...