ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,314, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to JVJ-VALENTIN HOLDING APS (Sonderborg, Denmark).

"System for preventing semitrailer collisions with a loading ramp" was invented by Jan Valentin (Sonderborg, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for preventing semitrailer collisions with a loading ramp (10) comprising: -a sensor unit (100) comprising a sensor and configured for sensing when the rear end of a semitrailer (12) is approaching a loading ramp (10); -a guide block (200) adapted to be positioned on the ground, laterally and/or medially to the opening of a loading ramp; -the guide block comprises a first wheel blocking means ...