McKesson was granted a patent for automated product retrieval systems.

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  "company": {
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    "detail": "In August 2026 McKesson patented automated equipment for dispensing, retrieving, transporting, and processing products in pharmacy and distribution settings.",
    "summary": "McKesson was granted a patent for automated product retrieval systems.",
    "event_at": "2026-08-18",
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        "name": "Rich Herrschaft",
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    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12709532",
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    "patent_title": "Apparatuses and systems for the automated retrieval, transport, and processing of articles",
    "patent_number": "US12709532",
    "uspto_assignee": "McKesson Corporation",
    "patent_abstract": "A system and an apparatus for dispensing and retrieving products is provided. The system may include: a grasping head; first and second grasping members, each grasping member comprising: a top member; a post member; and first and second grasping fingers, where the first and second grasping fingers extend from the post member and are spaced apart from the top member by a predetermined distance, where the first and second grasping members are connected to the grasping head, where at least one of the first and second grasping members is movably connected to the grasping head, where the at least one of the first and second grasping members is movable relative to the other of the first and second grasping members.",
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/dbae8dbc-d7c6-5d54-bbba-339b53eeb361 \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"mckesson.com","limit":20}'