US Patent Issued to United Parcel Service of America on July 15 for "Bi-directional autonomous logistics vehicles" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,528, issued on July 15, was assigned to United Parcel Service of America Inc. (Atlanta).

"Bi-directional autonomous logistics vehicles" was invented by Thomas Ramsager (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and apparatuses for transporting a plurality of modular containers using one or more autonomous vehicles. The system may include a housing, motorized wheels, a proximity sensor, and a control system. The housing may have a body with a floor, a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the motorized wheels may be rotatably attached to the housing. The proximity sensor may identify proximity of the ho...