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AutoStore Technology AS

AutoStore Technology AS's patent strategy is overwhelmingly focused on "Conveying & Handling," which constitutes 96.1% of its portfolio and saw a significant 34.4% YoY growth in 2025, indicating a deepening commitment to its core automation technologies. Surprisingly, despite this core focus, the company also shows an emerging interest in "Business Methods & Fintech," which experienced a remarkable 266.7% YoY growth in 2025, suggesting a diversification into software or financial aspects of its logistics solutions, though patenting in 2026 for most categories, including "Conveying & Handling" (52 patents so far in 2026), appears to be a partial year's data.

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461 US filings (since 2023) · 11 categories · 12 themes

Automated Storage and Sorting Systems is up +35.9% YoY. Worth a look.
Automated Storage and Sorting Systems

Systems and methods for efficient storage, retrieval, and sorting of items within warehouses, distribution centers, or manufacturing facilities, often involving vertical lifts, high-throughput sorters, or inventory management logic.

Conveying & Handling
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429since 2023
+35.9%YoY
Vehicle Docking & Loading Automation

Systems and mechanisms designed to safely and efficiently interface transport vehicles (trucks, trailers) with loading docks or automated loading systems, including vehicle restraint, telescopic loading arms, and specialized vehicle-mounted conveyors.

Conveying & Handling
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296since 2023
+32.9%YoY
Automated Plant Handling

Robotic or mechanized systems designed for mass production indoor planting, including automated movement of plant pots, work vehicles, and material handling in horticultural settings.

Horticulture & Forestry
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104since 2023
-2.9%YoY
Robotic Item Picking & Placement

Focuses on the mechanisms, control, and sensing involved in robots or automated systems accurately grasping, moving, and releasing individual items, often in conjunction with conveyor systems or storage units, including path planning and end effector design.

Conveying & Handling
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18since 2023
+400.0%YoY
Modular Interior Storage

Design of refrigerator interiors with reconfigurable, detachable, or specialized compartments, bins, and accessories to optimize storage, organization, and accessibility of items.

Refrigerators & Cold Storage
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13since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Plant Support Structures

Physical frameworks, devices, and modular systems designed to provide structural support for plants, manage root growth, or optimize the physical layout of cultivation beds and greenhouses.

Horticulture & Forestry
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11since 2023
-66.7%YoY
Automated Climate & Irrigation

Systems employing sensors, controllers, and actuators to automatically regulate environmental factors such as water delivery, humidity, temperature, and light spectrum for optimal plant growth.

Horticulture & Forestry
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5since 2023
+33.3%YoY
Ergonomic Container Portability

Design features and components integrated into containers to improve ease of carrying, handling, or transport, such as specialized handles, wheels, or adjustable elements.

Containers & Packaging
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4since 2023
-50.0%YoY
VRU Protection & Localizationfiltered

Systems and methods for enhancing the safety of vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists) by improving their detection, prediction, and precise localization relative to the vehicle, often leveraging communication technologies and specialized markers.

Vehicle Control Systems
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2since 2023
new
EV Charging Systems & Control

Technologies for efficiently delivering power to electric vehicles, encompassing fast charging, wireless charging, and smart grid integration, alongside vehicle-side control and management of the charging process.

Electric Vehicle Propulsion
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2since 2023
new
Robot Health Monitoring & Safety

Methods and systems for monitoring the operational status, detecting anomalies, ensuring safe interaction, and preventing damage or injury in robotic systems.

Manipulators & Robotics
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1since 2023
new
Portable Cold Storage

Self-contained or portable units designed for maintaining specific temperatures for food, beverages, or sensitive items during transport, often incorporating active cooling or smart monitoring features.

Refrigerators & Cold Storage
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1since 2023
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Patents

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VRU Protection & Localization
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US 20250282548 A1APPLICATION
B65G1/04

LOCAL POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES ON A GRID OF AN AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEM

Filed:2023-04-30Pub:2025-09-11
Applicant:AutoStore Technology AS

System and method for calculating the physical positioning of a container handling vehicle on a grid of an automated storage and retrieval system. wherein the automated storage and retrieval system comprises a framework structure which includes a rail system comprising a first set of parallel rails arranged to guide movement of a container handling vehicle in a first direction across the top of the framework structure, and a second set of parallel rails arranged perpendicular to the first set of rails to guide movement of the container handling vehicle in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. the first and second sets of parallel rails dividing the rail system into a plurality of grid cells. the framework structure comprising upright members defining storage columns for storing containers within the framework structure, wherein the automated storage and retrieval system comprises container handling vehicles configured to operate on the rail system, a wireless communication system for communicating instructions and information between the central computer system and the container handling vehicles and between the container handling vehicles, wherein the wireless communication system comprises a plurality of transceivers positioned at known locations (501) either on the grid or around the grid, and a transceiver positioned on an unknown position ( 503 ) on the grid and using a signal sent between the transceivers positioned at known locations ( 501 ) on the grid or around the grid and the transceiver positioned on an unknown position (503) on the grid for calculating the distance between the sender of a signal and the receiver of the signal.

US 20250162619 A1APPLICATION
B61B13/00

SAFETY DEVICE FOR A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE, A SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF IMPROVING THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A GRID SYSTEM

Filed:2025-01-17Pub:2025-05-22
Applicant:AutoStore Technology AS

A remotely operated delivery vehicle for transport of a storage container between an automated storage and retrieval grid, which is configured to store a plurality of stacks of storage containers, and an access station for handling of the storage container by at least one of a robotic operator and human operator. The remotely operated delivery vehicle comprises a vehicle body comprising a motor for driving a plurality of rolling devices for moving the remotely operated delivery vehicle in a horizontal plane; a control unit for controlling the remotely operated delivery vehicle; and a container carrier provided above the motorized vehicle body for carrying a storage container. The remotely operated delivery vehicle comprises a safety device which transmits a signal to the control unit such that it performs an action of operating the remotely operated delivery vehicle, in the event that a collision is detected. The collision is caused by a force acting on the remotely operated delivery vehicle and is detected by a collision mechanism of the safety device and the collision mechanism is a container carrier displacement device arranged such that it trips the safety device upon displacement of the container carrier relative to the motorized vehicle body, which first position is the undisplaced position and the second position is the displaced position.

US 20210086782 A1APPLICATION
B60W50/00

SAFETY DEVICE FOR A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE, A SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF MPROVING THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A GRID SYSTEM

Filed:2019-06-11Pub:2021-03-25
Applicant:Autostore Technology AS

A remotely operated delivery vehicle for transport of a storage container between an automated storage and retrieval grid, which is configured to store a plurality of stacks of storage containers, and an access station for handling of the storage container by at least one of a robotic operator and human operator. The remotely operated delivery vehicle comprising; —a vehicle body comprising a motor for driving a plurality of rolling devices for moving the remotely operated delivery vehicle in a horizontal plane; —a control unit for controlling the remotely operated delivery vehicle; and—a container carrier ( 35 ) provided above the motorized vehicle body for carrying a storage container. The remotely operated delivery vehicle comprises a safety device which transmits a signal to the control unit such that it performs an action of operating the remotely operated delivery vehicle, in the event that a collision is detected. The collision is caused by a force (F) acting on the remotely operated delivery vehicle ( 30 ) and is detected by a collision mechanism ( 60 ) of the safety device and the collision mechanism is a container carrier displacement device ( 60 ) arranged such that it trips the safety device upon displacement of the container carrier ( 35 ) relative to the motorized vehicle body ( 31 ), which first position is the undisplaced position and the second position is the displaced position.

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