ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,836, issued on June 23, was assigned to Stanley Robotics (Versailles, France).
"Automatic parking system and associated motor vehicle parking method" was invented by Aurelien Cord (Paris) and Mathieu Lips (Paris).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic parking system comprises at least one carousel-type parking tower comprising pods each comprising a storage tray for storing a vehicle, the system comprising at least one transport conveyor so as to carry or deposit the vehicle, and support means for at least partially supporting the weight of the pod receiving a conveyor and a vehicle, wherein the parking system may comprise severa...