B65G 69/2876
Safety or protection means
Official title: {Safety or protection means, e.g. skirts}
B65G69/2876 (Safety or protection means) appears on 246 US grants and 231 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 246
- Published applications
- 231
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 338
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 18 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 15 | 27 |
| 2025 | 22 | 19 |
| 2026 | 14 | 14 |
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
- 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
- Releasable lock mechanism71US 4,267,748 ARite-Hite Corporation · 1981