ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,309, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NEDCON B.V. (Doetinchem, Netherlands).

"Warehouse for the storage and retrieval of goods or bundles of goods placed on load carriers" was invented by Jeroen Hermsen (Zutphen, Netherlands) and Erwin Straatsma (Wehl, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A warehouse for the storage and retrieval, by a distribution vehicle, of goods placed on load carriers, includes aisles which are located in a frame and along which the distribution vehicle is able to travel. It further includes storage locations in the frame for the load carriers. The aisles comprise guideways which are fastened to the fram...