ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,157, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Roeq ApS (Vissenbjerg, Denmark).
"Logistics arrangement for automatic loading and unloading operations" was invented by Michael Hansen (Morud, Denmark) and Carsten Sorensen (Herlev, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A logistics arrangement for conveying objects between different locations is provided herein. The logistics arrangement comprises a loading structure having a first storage area, a mobile robot having a second storage area, and a guard module arranged at the loading structure. The guard module is configured to be operated in a closed mode and an open mode."
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