US Patent Issued to Volley Automation on May 5 for "Parking bays having a sloped floor, and parking apparatuses and parking systems including same" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,254, issued on May 5, was assigned to Volley Automation Inc. (Denver).

"Parking bays having a sloped floor, and parking apparatuses and parking systems including same" was invented by Lance Michael Beeny (Cove, Utah), Stott D. Barwick (Centerville, Utah) and Merin Jay Swasey (North Logan, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A parking bay comprises a front wall comprising a front opening formed in the front wall and sized to accommodate a width of a vehicle; a rear wall opposite the front wall, the rear wall comprising a rear opening formed in the rear wall and sized to accommodate the width of the vehicle; a pair of side walls extendin...