UPS was granted a patent for automated object storage and dispensing.

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  "company": {
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    "domain": "ups.com"
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    "detail": "In October 2026 UPS patented automated storage technology for sorting and handing off packages in warehouses and distribution facilities.",
    "summary": "UPS was granted a patent for automated object storage and dispensing.",
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    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12774163",
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    "patent_title": "Systems, methods, and apparatuses for loading, storing, and dispensing objects",
    "patent_number": "US12774163",
    "uspto_assignee": "United Parcel Service of America, Inc.",
    "patent_abstract": "In general, various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, apparatuses, technologies, and/or the like for loading, storing, and/or dispensing objects in an automated and/or semi-automated fashion. For example, various embodiments provide a storage system comprising: a frame comprising a shelf; a plurality of doors attached to the frame along a dispensing side, wherein each door can be opened and closed independently through operation of a corresponding release mechanism; a plurality of dividers adjustable to different positions along a length of the shelf to thereby define storage compartments that vary in size along the length of the shelf for storing objects of different sizes; and a controller that, for each storage compartment, is configured to cause operation of the corresponding release mechanism for a series of the plurality of doors corresponding to a dimension of the storage compartment in unison to release an object stored in the storage compartment.",
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    "invention_explanation": "A storage rack with individually controlled doors that lets an automated system load, hold, and release objects one at a time.",
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/86da81f2-7b5c-5e21-9215-179210793f1a \
  -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":"ups.com","limit":20}'