B65G 69/287
Constructional features of deck or surround
Official title: {Constructional features of deck or surround}
B65G69/287 (Constructional features of deck or surround) appears on 319 US grants and 298 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 319
- Published applications
- 298
- Assignees
- 121
- Inventors
- 433
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 15 | 17 |
| 2024 | 15 | 36 |
| 2025 | 28 | 20 |
| 2026 | 15 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for controlling autonomous vehicle operation based on monitoring of a loading dock22 Sep 2026US 12,741,855 B2Symbotic LLC
- Methods and apparatus to monitor and manage loading docks and facility operations11 Aug 2026US 12,705,942 B2Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
- Loading dock detection system28 Jul 2026US 12,692,106 B2Toyota Material Handling, Inc.
- Shuttle height monitoring systems for shuttles powered by linear synchronous motors14 Jul 2026US 12,679,673 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Loading dock systems for detecting trailer wheel/suspension system positions and associated methods of manufacture and use14 Jul 2026US 12,679,678 B2Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
- Loading dock systems for detecting trailer wheel/suspension system positions and associated methods of manufacture and use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296812 A1Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
- Dock controllers and loading dock area management systems and methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250085 A1The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
- Safety device, improved levelers, improved loading docks25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176092 A1GMA Loading Dock Equipment
- Control system and method for loading dock equipment25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176093 A1Overhead Door Corporation
- Systems and methods for automated operation and handling of autonomous trucks and trailers hauled thereby18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167283 A1Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Loading dock traffic automation121US 6,812,849 B12004
- Modular ramp84US 5,341,533 A1994
- Alarm system for a loading dock83US 7,380,375 B2Rite-Hite Holding Corporation · 2008
- Master control panel for loading dock equipment77US 6,781,516 B2United Dominion Industries, Inc. · 2004
- Zone specific remote master control panel for loading dock equipment75US 7,274,300 B24Front Engineering Solutions, Inc. · 2007