ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,693, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-Ken, Japan).

"Conveyance system" was invented by Kunihiro Iwamoto (Nagakute, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyance system that improves the lifespan of an expansion and contraction part that raises and lowers a mounting base is achieved. A conveyance system according to an embodiment includes a movable moving unit, an expansion and contraction part provided in the moving unit and expanding and contracting in a vertical direction, a mounting base attached to a tip of the expansion and contraction part, and a control unit configured to select a direction fro...