ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,557, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SEMES Co. LTD. (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for transporting articles" was invented by Eun Sang Yoon (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Seung Keun Jun (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Hyi Jae Kang (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an apparatus for transporting articles that can effectively treat numerous articles. The apparatus for transporting articles comprises: a frame; a first transport mounting portion connected to the frame and configured to support a first-class article from below; a second transport mounting portion connected to the frame, ...