ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,059, issued on March 17, was assigned to DAIFUKU Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Transport device" was invented by Kazutaka Araki (Hino-cho, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transport device transports a plurality of trays of different types on which articles can be placed. The transport device includes a tray identification sensor that identifies the types of trays, and protrusion detection sensors that detect articles that are placed protruding from the trays. The tray identification sensor identifies the types of trays by detecting the characteristics of the trays. The protrusion detection sensors detect the articles according to...