Foley & Lardner
Automated cargo loading system
 A method and apparatus for automatically loading a cargo compartment of a vehicle is disclosed that maximizes the utilization of available space within the vehicle by determining an optimum load configuration based on various parameters of the vehicle and the containers to be loaded. A self-propelled robot loader is used to load the cargo compartment based on the determined optimum load configuration. The robot loader automatically withdraws from the cargo compartment as the loading is completed. 
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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Thomas W. Kenneth W. Mickey A. John A. Arthur R. James C.
Cearley White Angell Szysh St. Onge Lewis