ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,573, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Nishiyodogawa-ku, Japan).
"Lifting device" was invented by Wataru Kiyokawa (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifting device includes: a lifting mechanism configured to move up and down a placement portion on which a conveyed object is placed; a distance sensor configured to output a detection signal indicating a distance to a surface to be detected of a moving object in a state of being located above the surface; a support member configured to support the distance sensor; a movement mechanism configured to move at least a part of the support member between a measurement po...