ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,541, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Article storage shelf" was invented by Tadahiro Yoshimoto (Hinocho, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article storage shelf includes a shelf frame; a shelf body configured to support an article as a storage target; and a transfer device. The transfer device includes a support section configured to support the article, and a drive mechanism. The shelf body includes an attachment section attached to the shelf frame, and a support plate section projecting toward a first-direction first side from the attachment section. The support plate section has a notch pen...