US Patent Issued to ProPick IP on Sept. 23 for "Transferring items between two support surfaces" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,042, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ProPick IP LLC (Wylie, Texas).

"Transferring items between two support surfaces" was invented by Samuel C. Barbee (Garland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a general aspect, a robotic system is disclosed for transferring items between two support surfaces, for example, from a storage surface to a pallet for transport. The robotic system includes a base that contacts a ground surface and includes a pallet handling unit. A vertical frame is supported by the base and includes four vertical beams that each extend from the base. Moreover, a gantry is supported by the vertical frame and inc...