US Patent Issued to Tompkins Robotics on Sept. 9 for "Article delivery system and method that includes an overhead rail network" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,014, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Tompkins Robotics Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Article delivery system and method that includes an overhead rail network" was invented by James M. Serstad (Orlando, Fla.) and Michael C. Futch (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System includes an article supply location including a plurality of articles, and an overhead rail network with a plurality of rail sections. A self-guided and self-propelled hanging vehicle travels in both directions along the plurality of rail sections. The hanging vehicle has a first position in which a carrier containing at least one selected article is engaged ...