ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,321, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to United Parcel Service of America Inc. (Atlanta).
"Multi-tiered parcel sortation system" was invented by Julian Leland Bell (Decatur, Ga.), Gregory Casanova Brown II (Lilburn, Ga.), Stephens Woodrough (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) and Dameion Teres Drake (Lithonia, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-tiered automated parcel sortation system is utilized to sort parcels according to a common destination. A first tier includes an automated sorter configured to transport parcels from a source location to a release destination. A second tier includes accumulation containers each associated with a s...