ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,315, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US Inc. (Ft. Wayne, Ind.).

"Smart bin system" was invented by Johannes Kunze von Bischhoffshausen (Stuttgart, Germany), Ciro Domenico Tucci (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany) and Sreesh Maroli (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reordering system for automatically reordering one or more objects. The reordering system includes at least one storage bin configured for storing the one or more objects and at least one reorder device positioned within the at least one storage bin. The at least one reorder device including a pressure sensor and a control u...