US Patent Issued to Optum on Feb. 3 for "Continuous motion systems and methods for automatic object loading and transportation" (Arizona, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,031, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Optum Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.).

"Continuous motion systems and methods for automatic object loading and transportation" was invented by Aaron M. Kurneta (Chandler, Ariz.), Warren Thomas Roberts (Phoenix), Holmberg Lopez (Bonsall, Calif.) and Michael L. Mahar (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and systems for improving efficiency of fulfillment systems. One technique may include moving a plurality of container carriers to one or more carrier recirculation systems. The technique may include moving a plurality of item contain...