Abstract
A patent application by the inventor JORGE, Tiago Nuno Miguens Rijo Branco Rapoula (Hatfield, Hertfordshire, GB), filed on December 21, 2021, was made available online on February 8, 2024, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx correspondents. This patent application is assigned to Ocado Innovation Limited (Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United King- dom). The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: "Storage systems comprising a three-dimensional storage grid structure, within which storage containers/bins are stacked on top of each other, are well known. PCT Publication No. WO2015/185628A (Ocado) describes a known storage and fulfilment system in which stacks of bins or containers are arranged within a grid framework structure. The bins or containers are accessed by load handling devices (otherwise known as a "bot") operative on tracks located on the top of the grid framework structure. A system of this type is illustrated schematically in FIGS. 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings.
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