ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,377, issued on April 21, was assigned to Team Conveyer Royalty A LLC (Del Mar, Calif.).
"Merry-go-round storage conveyor system" was invented by John G. Gorman (Del Mar, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Conventional automated fulfillment systems require complex technology, such as robots and autonomous guided vehicles. Accordingly, embodiments are disclosed for a conveyor system that can perform automated fulfillment with the simplicity of conveyor technologies. The conveyor system may comprise a plurality of concentric, circular, nested conveyors or parallel linear conveyors that each comprises a plurality of segments. The con...