US Patent Issued to AutoStore Technology AS on June 16 for "Container handling vehicle elevator" (Norwegian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,938, issued on June 16, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).

"Container handling vehicle elevator" was invented by Trond Austrheim (Etne, Norway) and Jorgen Djuve Heggebo (Olen, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated storage and retrieval system includes a framework structure having a plurality of internal and peripheral upright members arranged to define a storage grid including multiple storage columns for storing storage containers on top of each other in vertical stacks. The upright members are interconnected at their upper ends by a rail system arranged to guide at least one container handlin...