US Patent Issued to Daifuku on July 28 for "Transport vehicle" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,082, issued on July 28, was assigned to Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Transport vehicle" was invented by Tadashi Nishikawa (Hinocho, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transport vehicle includes a holder that holds an article, a lifter that lifts and lowers the holder, a control device, and a power supply unit that receives power from an external source and supplies the power at least to the lifter. The lifter includes a lift drive and a restrictor. The lift drive drives the holder to be lifted and lowered. The restrictor mechanically restricts a lifting and lowering operation of the holder performed by the lift drive. The co...