ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,895, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to TOMPKINS ROBOTICS INC. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Mobile sorter platforms and method for sorting articles" was invented by Michael C. Futch (Orlando, Fla.), James M. Serstad (Orlando, Fla.), Ryan Fehrenbacher (Melbourne, Fla.), Milan Patel (Cleveland), Ray Wells (Asheville, N.C.), Steven Wu (Raleigh, N.C.), Richard C. Kaminska III (Orlando, Fla.), James Edouard (Orlando, Fla.), Denny McKnight (Raleigh, N.C.) and John C. Spain (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Platform assembly for use with sorting articles comprises platforms connected to each other to form at least one level surface for tra...