ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,582, issued on May 5, was assigned to CHEP TECHNOLOGY PTY Ltd. (Sydney).
"Adjustable elevated stacking pallet support member and methods of elevated stacking of pallets" was invented by Daniel Lopez Uran (London), Christophe Loiseau (Saint Pryve Saint Mesmin, France) and Malcolm Charles Cant (Workingham, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pallet comprises a deck. The deck comprises a product supporting surface and one or more load bearing features. The load bearing features are configured to receive lateral projections of support members."
The patent was filed on Nov. 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/506,837.
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