US Patent Issued to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS on June 9 for "Storage, retrieval, order sortation and packout" (Florida, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,172, issued on June 9, was assigned to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS INC. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Storage, retrieval, order sortation and packout" was invented by James M. Serstad (Orlando, Fla.), Michael C. Futch (Cocoa, Fla.) and Parthiban A. Mathavan (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Order fulfillment system comprises a first function sorting system comprising first function vehicles for sorting first function articles into first function sort receptacles in response to commands. The system further comprises an ASRS juxtaposed to the first function sorting system such that a footprint occupied by the first function sorting system is adjacen...