Monitoring vehicle restraints over a continuous range of positions
US-9481531-B2 · Nov 1, 2016 · US
Monitoring vehicle restraints over a continuous range of positions
US9738467B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9738467-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615271982-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Publication date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
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Example vehicle restraint apparatus and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example vehicle restraint apparatus includes a barrier movable between a fully extended position to restrain a vehicle at a loading dock, a fully retracted position to release the vehicle, and a plurality of intermediate positions between the fully extended position and the fully retracted position. A sensor is mounted to the vehicle restraint apparatus, where the sensor is to monitor at least one of a barrier or a vehicle. The sensor includes a camera to capture an image of the at least one of the barrier or the vehicle. A controller is to receive the captured image from the camera, the controller to determine at least one of a characteristic of the at least one of the barrier or the vehicle.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle restraint apparatus comprising: a barrier movable between a fully extended position to restrain a vehicle at a loading dock, a fully retracted position to release the vehicle, and a plurality of intermediate positions between the fully extended position and the fully retracted position; a sensor mounted to the vehicle restraint apparatus, the sensor to monitor at least one of a barrier or a vehicle, the sensor including a camera to capture…
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- What does patent US9738467B2 cover?
- Example vehicle restraint apparatus and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example vehicle restraint apparatus includes a barrier movable between a fully extended position to restrain a vehicle at a loading dock, a fully retracted position to release the vehicle, and a plurality of intermediate positions between the fully extended position and the fully retracted position. A sensor…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Stone Bradley J, Senfleben Jason, Maly Paul J, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65G69/003. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 22 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).