Abstract
From Washington, D.C., NewsRx journalists report that a patent application by the inventor JORGE, Tiago Miguens Rijo Branco (Hatfield, Hertfordshire, GB), filed on December 21, 2021, was made available online on February 8, 2024. The patent's assignee is Ocado Innovation Limited (Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom). News editors obtained the following quote 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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