ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,111, issued on June 24, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Stacker crane" was invented by Junichi Fujiki (Inuyama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stacker crane, which retrieves cases from shelves and conveys the same, includes a traveling cart, a mast, a lift platform, a slide fork, and a cover. The cover is made of a flame retardant or non-inflammable material, and is supported in a detachable manner so as to move toward the top surface of the slide fork."
The patent was filed on Feb. 10, 2021, under Application No. 18/009,998.
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