ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,818, issued on July 7, was assigned to IMMOBILIARE METALPROGETTI S.R.L. (Italy).
"Automated warehouse" was invented by Enrico Maria Santicchi (Perugia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automated warehouse for storing articles, equipped with an apparatus (20) for loading and unloading the articles. The loading and unloading apparatus (20) comprises at least one mobile transport device (22) able to be displaced between a station (23) for feeding and withdrawing articles, and a loading and unloading sector (200) of the loading and unloading apparatus (20)."
The patent was filed on May 20, 2021, under Application No. 17/999,452.
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