B65G 69/2811
Pivoting ramps
Official title: {pivoting ramps}
B65G69/2811 (Pivoting ramps) appears on 256 US grants and 159 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 256
- Published applications
- 159
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 257
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 10 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
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| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 27 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 11 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Dock leveler with supported deck hinge11 Aug 2026US 12,703,588 B2Overhead Door Corporation
- Dock leveler with lip extender30 Jun 2026US 12,668,441 B2Overhead Door Corporation
- System for mating van to loading dock21 May 2026US 2026/0138840 A1
- Dock house with split deck leveler for drive through loading dock23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109560 A1Leum Engineering, Inc. d/b/a Dockzilla Co.
- Vehicle Leveler with Improved Drainage19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077970 A1Leum Engineering, Inc. d/b/a Dockzilla Co.
- Vehicle Leveler with Lighting Safety Features12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070749 A1Leum Engineering, Inc. d/b/a Dockzilla Co.
- Hold-down bracket for pit dock leveler1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001735 A1Overhead Door Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dock leveler lift assembly and method for operation77US 4,995,130 ARite-Hite Corporation · 1991
- Loading dock and hydraulic system therefor65US 4,744,121 ARite-Hite Corporation · 1988
- Counterbalance for mechanical dock leveler56US 6,125,491 AUnited Dominion Industries, Inc. · 2000
- Vertically stored dockboard54US 4,776,052 AKelley Company, Inc. · 1988
- Counterbalancing mechanism for an edge-of-dock dockboard53US 4,665,579 AKelley Company, Inc. · 1987