ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,886, issued on Sept. 1.

"Automated supply method and automated robot-assisted warehouse" was invented by Jean-Pierre Solignac (Saint Gely du Fesc, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The robotised automated warehouse (20) including: at least two horizontal fixed supports (28) for holding in position a plurality of bins (21), each horizontal fixed support being at a height referred to as "fixed support"; at least one conveyor (27) configured to support at least one bin in horizontal movement, each conveyor being positioned at a conveying height different from each fixed support height, at least one conveyor being positioned between ...