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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2009
Benjamin I. Blackwell, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Brett A. Walford, Corinth, TX (US);
Lowell Blake Whitley, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael Story, Denton, TX (US);
Allan Thomson, Colleyville, TX (US);
Benjamin I. Blackwell, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Brett A. Walford, Corinth, TX (US);
Lowell Blake Whitley, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael Story, Denton, TX (US);
Allan Thomson, Colleyville, TX (US);
4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
Technology generally directed to operation of loading dock equipment such as vehicle restraints, dock levelers, overhead doors/openers, barrier gates, lights, and linked or unlinked control systems is disclosed herein. The disclosed technology may be employed to power electrical loading dock systems from batteries and/or alternative power sources, including 'green' power sources. For example, the technology may be employed at new, temporary, and/or mobile facilities having any number of loading docks where reliable commercial power may not be readily available. Further, the technology may also be employed at warehouses in remote and/or developing areas where electrical infrastructure is not available and/or reasonably priced. The technology may be embodied as methods, apparatuses, manufactures (e.g., computer- and/or processor-readable storage and/or other mediums), and/or the like.