ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,941, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Stanley Robotics (Versailles, France).

"Carriage carrying system" was invented by Aurelien Cord (Paris), Mathieu Lips (Paris) and Clement Boussard (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a system for transporting articles or loads, the system being formed by at least one carriage comprising a platform provided with at least two axles supporting wheels, and a carrying vehicle, wherein the carrying vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle comprising a platform that can be slid underneath one of the carriages, the platform comprising means for lifting the carriage high e...