US Patent Issued to Swisslog Logistics on Oct. 27 for "Automated storage and retrieval system with multi-directional vehicles" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,157, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Swisslog Logistics Inc. (Newport News, Va.).

"Automated storage and retrieval system with multi-directional vehicles" was invented by Mohan Ramankutty (Livermore, Calif.), Zachary Shields (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Bryce Lee Harmon (Ripon, Calif.) and Don Chittaphong (Tracy, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage system (20; 300) for storing loads (32) held by carriers (30; 330) has a plurality of uprights (46; 346) and a plurality of carrier supports (66; 366) mounted to the uprights. A plurality of flooring levels, one above another, are supported by the plurality of uprights and form ...