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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2025
Rite-hite Holding Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James C. Boerger, Franksville, WI (US);
John Jeffers, Franklin, WI (US);
Richard Mews, Bonduel, WI (US);
Adam White, River Hills, WI (US);
Kyle Wurster, Richfield, WI (US);
Viswa Teja Yerramsetty, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kenneth C. Bowman, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Brian J. Peschel, Saukville, WI (US);
Rite-Hite Holding Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to monitor and manage loading docks and facility operations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one processor circuit to: aggregate dock data associated with a plurality of docks of the material handling facility, the dock data including (1) an indication of operational states of equipment associated with the plurality of docks, (2) an indication of activity of personnel in proximity of the plurality of docks based on feedback from sensors associated with the plurality of docks, and (3) load information associated with trailers to be at least one of loaded or unloaded at ones of the plurality of docks; cause rendering of a plurality of dock icons corresponding to the plurality of docks; and cause rendering of a menu of options for a user to select, the options presented in the menu to be dynamically updated based on the dock data.