ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,831, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Siemens AG (Munich).

"Method for computer-implemented configuration of a controlled drive application of a logistics system" was invented by Michel Tokic (Tettnang, Germany), David Grossenbacher (Prague), Daniel Hein (Munich), Michael Leipold (Nuremberg, Germany), Volkmar Sterzing (Neubiberg, Germany) and Steffen Udluft (Eichenau, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for configuration of a controlled drive application of a logistics system. The logistics system includes parallel conveying paths for piece goods. Each conveying path includes sub-conveying paths which are each accelerat...