US Patent Issued to AutoStore Technology AS on July 14 for "Access station comprising safety mechanism" (Norwegian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,946, issued on July 14, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).

"Access station comprising safety mechanism" was invented by Trond Austrheim (Etne, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An access station, which is for presentation of a storage container from an automated storage and retrieval system to an operator at the access station, includes an access module, a drawer, and a first actuator. The access module includes a frame defining a drawer compartment provided within the frame and a front opening for allowing presentation of the storage container. The drawer includes a drawer base and a drawer front. The ...