ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,978, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to SLIP ROBOTICS INC. (Dacula, Ga.).
"Platform apparatuses" was invented by Christopher Rand Smith (Dacula, Ga.), Dennis Jacob Lee Siedlak (Sandy Springs, Ga.) and John Martin Jakomin (Lawrenceville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, an automated platform may autonomously move around a site, loading dock, dock leveler, and/or trailer to transport goods. In one or more embodiments, the automated platform may be loaded with goods and, once loaded, navigate a path from a loading area onto a trailer autonomously. In some embodiments, once the automated platform is loaded onto th...