ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,106, issued on July 28, was assigned to Toyota Material Handling Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).
"Loading dock detection system" was invented by Anthony Brian Simpson (Columbus, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A loading dock safety detection system and method is provided. The detection system includes a plurality of components that are coupled to the material handling vehicle. The system includes one or more sensors, and a feedback device. The sensor is coupled to the mast and positioned to sense the environment in front of the material handling vehicle and to view the status of the loading dock. The detection system includes a processing...