US Patent Issued to AutoStore Technology AS on March 17 for "Method for monitoring a storage system with a flying drone" (Norwegian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,048, issued on March 17, was assigned to AutoStore Technology AS (Nedre Vats, Norway).

"Method for monitoring a storage system with a flying drone" was invented by Ivar Fjeldheim (Haugesund, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated storage and retrieval system includes a storage grid provided by a framework structure arranged in a building under a ceiling. The framework structure includes a rail system arranged at an upper level of the framework structure. The rail system includes a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in ...