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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Bradley J. Stone, Port Washington, WI (US);
Kenneth C. Bowman, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Matthew Sveum, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Bradley J. Stone, Port Washington, WI (US);
Kenneth C. Bowman, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Matthew Sveum, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for monitoring a dock leveler are disclosed. An example method for monitoring a loading dock includes determining if a door at a doorway of a loading dock is in an open position; determining if a vehicle is present at the doorway; determining if a body is present in a first area of the loading dock, the first area including a deck positioned adjacent the doorway; and determining if a body is present in a second area of the loading dock adjacent the doorway, the second area including only a portion of a deck adjacent the doorway.