Abrégé

Vehicle snow and ice removers are disclosed. An example vehicle and ice remover includes a plurality of first modular frames, where the first modular frames have a first shape and a plurality of second modular frames, where the second modular frames have a second shape different than the first shape. The first modular frames and the second modular frames are connected to form a first side frame, a second side frame opposite the first side frame, and a cross frame connecting the first side frame and the second side frame.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60S 3/04 - Appareils pour le nettoyage de véhicules, ne faisant pas partie intégrante de ces derniers pour les extérieurs de véhicules terrestres

Abrégé

Example fan and light units and associated mounting arrangements for use at a loading dock are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a proximal arm to be pivotally coupled to a building structure adjacent a vehicle loading dock. The apparatus further includes a distal arm to be pivotally coupled to the proximal arm. The apparatus also includes an illuminating fan assembly pivotally coupled to the distal arm. The illuminating fan to pivot about both a first axis and a second axis relative to the distal arm. The first axis and the second axis being substantially perpendicular. The illuminating fan assembly including a fan, a light, and a frame. The frame is to support the fan and the light.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/20 - Traitements subsidiaires, p. ex. aération, chauffage, humidification, désaération, refroidissement, déshydratation ou séchage durant le chargement ou le déchargementChargement ou déchargement dans un milieu fluide autre que l'air
• F21S 8/00 - Dispositifs d'éclairage destinés à des installations fixes
• F21V 21/28 - Bras pivotants réglables dans plus d'un plan
• F24F 7/06 - Ventilation avec réseau de gaines à circulation d'air forcée, p. ex. par un ventilateur

Produits et services

Control panels for use with industrial doors

Abrégé

Example air duct assemblies include an air duct including a tubular sidewall that is pliable, the tubular sidewall defining an interior of the air duct, the air duct elongate in a longitudinal direction. Example air duct assemblies include a hoop disposable within the interior of the air duct, the hoop providing the sidewall with support in a radial direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Example air duct assemblies include a cable disposable within the interior of the air duct, the cable to extend along a longitudinal length of the air duct, the cable to engage the hoop to help support a weight of the hoop and the tubular sidewall.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air

Abrégé

Rear headers for dock levelers. An example dock leveler includes a deck movable between a stored position and an operating position; and a rear header coupled to the deck, the rear header including a hinge lug; a mounting plate to couple to the hinge lug, the mounting plate defining a first sloped surface oriented toward a rear surface of the deck when the dock leveler is in the stored position; and a tilt plate coupled to the mounting plate, the tilt plate defining a second sloped surface oriented away from the rear surface of the deck when the dock leveler is in the stored position.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement

Abrégé

Example dock leveler apparatuses are disclosed. A dock leveler apparatus includes a curtain assembly that includes an upper curtain section and a lower curtain section. The curtain assembly is movable between a folded configuration and a pendant configuration. The curtain assembly having a longer length in the pendant configuration than in the folded configuration. A connector couples to the upper curtain section to a deck pivotally coupled to a base frame of a dock leveler. A releasable coupling between the upper curtain section and the lower curtain section. The releasable coupling is to removably couple the lower curtain section and the upper curtain section.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for sensing RIG positioning and vehicle restraint movement. An example method includes determining a presence of a RIG and enabling a barrier to move to an operational position when the RIG is present.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement
• B65G 69/34 - Accessoires, p. ex. dispositifs de retenue des véhicules, dispositifs d'immobilisation des roues, dispositifs de positionnement ou d'amortissement

Abrégé

Automated trailer loading systems and related methods are disclosed. An automated trailer loading system includes a housing, a track positioned or carried by the housing, and a conveyor moveably coupled to the housing. The conveyor rollable within a cavity of the housing via the track when the conveyor is in a stored position.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 21/14 - Châssis ou carters de support ou de protection pour transporteurs sans fin ou éléments de traction des transporteurs à courroies ou à chaînes mobiles ou à pièces interchangeables ou relativement mobilesDispositifs pour déplacer le châssis ou des parties de celui-ci pour permettre le réglage de la longueur ou du profil des porte-charges ou de l'élément de traction
• B65G 17/06 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge avec une surface portante formée par une série de maillons, de plaques ou plates-formes reliés entre eux, p. ex. longitudinaux
• B65G 17/08 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge avec une surface portante formée par une série de maillons, de plaques ou plates-formes reliés entre eux, p. ex. longitudinaux la surface étant formée par l'élément de traction
• B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
• B65G 17/32 - Porte-charges individuels
• B65G 17/40 - Chaînes jouant le rôle de porte-charges
• B65G 67/08 - Chargement des véhicules terrestres utilisant des transporteurs sans fin
• B65G 67/20 - Chargement des véhicules couverts
• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement

Produits et services

high performance doors of metal

Produits et services

high performance non-metal safety doors

Produits et services

high performance non-metal safety doors

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor and manage loading docks and facility operations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a data analyzer to: monitor first data indicating whether a truck trailer is present at a dock of the material handling facility; and monitor second data indicating a condition associated with a door at the dock, the second data being different than the first data. The apparatus further includes a notification generator to generate a notification based on the first data and the second data.

Classes IPC  ?

• G07C 9/10 - Barrières mobiles avec moyens d’enregistrement
• B65G 67/04 - Chargement des véhicules terrestres
• G05D 1/661 - Amarrage à une station de base
• G06F 9/54 - Communication interprogramme
• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks

Abrégé

Example impactable gate systems disclosed herein include a track to be coupled to a base post, a drive strip slidable along the track, a rail including a tube, the rail to move with the drive strip relative to the track between an opened position and a closed position, and a bracket to be disposed within the track, the bracket to couple the rail to the drive strip, the bracket to be disposed within the base post when the rail is in the closed position.

Classes IPC  ?

• E06B 11/02 - PortailsPortes
• E05D 15/16 - Suspensions pour battants pour battants coulissant verticalement sensiblement dans leur propre plan
• E01F 15/04 - Barrières continues s'étendant le long des routes ou entre les voies de circulation constituées essentiellement de poutres longitudinales ou de bandes rigides
• E01F 15/14 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules spécialement adaptées pour une protection localisée, p. ex. pour piles de ponts, pour îlots de circulation

Abrégé

An example apparatus includes switches to be distributed along an interior of a guide for a door, the switches to switch between a first state and a second state, the switches in the first state to extend into a path of a door curtain of the door, the switches to be urged to the second state by the door curtain as the door curtain moves along the path. The example apparatus also includes a controller to identify when the door curtain transitions from an operational state to a breakaway state based on a signal from a first switch of the switches.

Classes IPC  ?

• E06B 9/58 - Dispositifs de guidage
• E06B 9/13 - Volets à rouleau avec des éléments de fermeture en une seule pièce, p. ex. en tôle ondulée
• E06B 9/68 - Dispositifs ou mécanismes de manœuvre, p. ex. à entraînement électrique

Abrégé

Resiliently impactable control masts and related methods are disclosed. An example control panel includes a post to support a control box for the control panel. The example control panel also includes a deflection system including: an anchor to support the post, the anchor couplable to a platform; a shaft to extend upward from the anchor along a length of the post; and a shock absorbing body adjacent the shaft, the shock absorbing body to absorb at least some of an impact with the control panel.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement

Abrégé

Example seals for loading docks are disclosed. An example seal assembly includes a rear seal including a plurality of posts, a front seal, and a plurality of stays. The stays pivotally couple the front seal and the posts.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/00 - Mesures auxiliaires ou dispositifs utilisés en liaison avec le chargement ou le déchargement

Abrégé

Resiliently impactable resistant bollard systems are disclosed. An example bollard includes a shaft having a flange positioned on an outer surface of the shaft, the flange extending away from the outer surface, a first portion of the shaft extending in a first direction away from the flange and a second portion of the shaft extending in a second direction away from the flange, the second direction different from the first direction, an anchor to be positioned at an end of the shaft, and a first shock absorbing body to be positioned between a first face of the flange and a mounting surface on which the bollard is to be mounted, the first shock absorbing body to contact at least a portion of the first portion of the shaft.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 9/627 - Éléments dressés, p. ex. poteaux indicateurs ou balises de signalisationSupports pour les panneaux de signalisation routière caractérisés par la forme ou par la structure, p. ex. pour permettre un déplacement ou une flexion se redressant librement après flexion ou déplacement
• E01F 15/14 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules spécialement adaptées pour une protection localisée, p. ex. pour piles de ponts, pour îlots de circulation

Abrégé

Resiliently impactable resistant barrier systems are disclosed. An example a barrier system comprises a shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, an anchor to be positioned at the first end of the shaft, the anchor having an opening, the second end of the shaft to extend through the opening, the second end of the shaft to extend away from the anchor, a cup coupled to the second end of the shaft, the cup spaced apart from the anchor along a longitudinal axis of the shaft, and a shock absorbing body to engage with the shaft, the shock absorbing body enclosed by the anchor.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 9/627 - Éléments dressés, p. ex. poteaux indicateurs ou balises de signalisationSupports pour les panneaux de signalisation routière caractérisés par la forme ou par la structure, p. ex. pour permettre un déplacement ou une flexion se redressant librement après flexion ou déplacement
• E01F 13/02 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières se tenant debout toutes seules
• E01F 15/04 - Barrières continues s'étendant le long des routes ou entre les voies de circulation constituées essentiellement de poutres longitudinales ou de bandes rigides
• E01F 15/14 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules spécialement adaptées pour une protection localisée, p. ex. pour piles de ponts, pour îlots de circulation

Abrégé

Resiliently impactable bollard systems are disclosed. An example bollard includes a shaft having a flange positioned on an outer surface of the shaft, the flange extending away from the outer surface, a first portion of the shaft extending in a first direction away from the flange and a second portion of the shaft extending in a second direction away from the flange, the second direction different from the first direction, an anchor to be positioned at an end of the shaft, and a first shock absorbing body to be positioned between a first face of the flange and a mounting surface on which the bollard is to be mounted, the first shock absorbing body to contact at least a portion of the first portion of the shaft.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 9/627 - Éléments dressés, p. ex. poteaux indicateurs ou balises de signalisationSupports pour les panneaux de signalisation routière caractérisés par la forme ou par la structure, p. ex. pour permettre un déplacement ou une flexion se redressant librement après flexion ou déplacement

Abrégé

Resiliently impactable barrier systems are disclosed. An example a barrier system comprises a shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, an anchor to be positioned at the first end of the shaft, the anchor having an opening, the second end of the shaft to extend through the opening, the second end of the shaft to extend away from the anchor, a cup coupled to the second end of the shaft, the cup spaced apart from the anchor along a longitudinal axis of the shaft, and a shock absorbing body to engage with the shaft, the shock absorbing body enclosed by the anchor.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 9/627 - Éléments dressés, p. ex. poteaux indicateurs ou balises de signalisationSupports pour les panneaux de signalisation routière caractérisés par la forme ou par la structure, p. ex. pour permettre un déplacement ou une flexion se redressant librement après flexion ou déplacement

Abrégé

Hybrid seals (102) for loading docks (100) are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a side frame (254, 256) to couple to a loading dock wall, a hook (160), a stay (158) to couple the hook and the side frame, the stay to enable the hook to move relative to the side frame, and a fabric cover (162) coupled to the side frame. The fabric cover at least partially covers the hook and the stay. At least one of the hook or the stay to slide relative to the fabric cover.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/00 - Mesures auxiliaires ou dispositifs utilisés en liaison avec le chargement ou le déchargement

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to support externally tensioned pliable air ducts comprising a hoop disposable within an air duct, the air duct having a tubular sidewall made of a pliable material; a first tab protruding from a first point on the hoop, the first tab including a first opening to engage a first support structure located on a first side of the air duct; and a second tab protruding from a second point on the hoop, the second tab including a second opening to engage a second support structure located on a second side of the air duct opposite the first side.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to support externally tensioned pliable air ducts comprising a hoop disposable within an air duct, the air duct having a tubular sidewall made of a pliable material; a first tab protruding from a first point on the hoop, the first tab including a first opening to engage a first support structure located on a first side of the air duct; and a second tab protruding from a second point on the hoop, the second tab including a second opening to engage a second support structure located on a second side of the air duct opposite the first side.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air
• F16L 11/02 - Manches, c.-à-d. tuyaux flexibles en fibres ou en fils, p. ex. textiles
• F24F 13/06 - Bouches pour diriger ou distribuer l'air dans des pièces ou enceintes, p. ex. diffuseur d'air de plafond
• F16L 3/00 - Supports pour tuyaux, pour câbles ou pour conduits de protection, p. ex. potences, pattes de fixation, attaches, brides, colliers
• F16L 3/14 - Potences en forme de bandes ou de chaînes

Abrégé

Example bulkheads for cargo transporters (e.g., refrigerated trailers, trucks, reefers, and containers) are disclosed. An example bulkhead includes an overhead track system mountable to an enclosed cargo transporter within a cargo storage area. A first carriage is attached to the overhead track system. The first carriage is movable relative to the overhead track system in at least one of a lateral direction or a longitudinal direction while being guided by the overhead track system. A first panel is suspended by the first carriage from the overhead track system, where the weight of the first panel is substantially supported by the overhead track system via the first carriage.

Classes IPC  ?

• B62D 33/04 - Compartiments de chargement fermés

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or adjust operations of doors are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute instructions to: monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system; detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state.

Classes IPC  ?

• E05F 15/79 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice avec déclenchement automatique utilisant une commande temporelle
• E05F 15/73 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice avec déclenchement automatique sensible au déplacement ou à la présence de personnes ou d’objets
• E05F 15/74 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice avec déclenchement automatique sensible au déplacement ou à la présence de personnes ou d’objets utilisant des cellules photo-électriques
• G07C 3/00 - Enregistrement ou indication de l'état ou du fonctionnement de machines ou d'autres appareils à l'exclusion des véhicules

Abrégé

Maneuverable ergonomic trailer stands are disclosed. An example portable trailer stand includes: an elongate upper ledge, a post coupled to the upper ledge, an extendible leg telescopically coupled to the post, the upper ledge being vertically movable to selectively engage and disengage an underside of a trailer based on movement of the extendible leg relative to the post, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the post, the post to maintain the plurality of wheels at a substantially fixed distance from the upper ledge as the upper ledge is vertically moved, each of the plurality of wheels to be equidistant from a vertical axis traversing through a center of the upper ledge.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60D 1/66 - Béquilles
• B60B 33/06 - Roues à pivot en général réglables rétractables
• B60S 9/02 - Dispositifs sur les véhicules, venant en contact avec le sol, pour supporter, soulever ou manœuvrer le véhicule, entièrement ou en partie, p. ex. crics incorporés pour uniquement soulever ou supporter
• B60S 9/18 - Dispositifs sur les véhicules, venant en contact avec le sol, pour supporter, soulever ou manœuvrer le véhicule, entièrement ou en partie, p. ex. crics incorporés à la fois pour soulever et pour manœuvrer pour agir uniquement à une extrémité du véhicule mécaniquement
• B66F 3/10 - Dispositifs, p. ex. crics, adaptés pour lever des charges d'un mouvement continu à vis à manchons télescopiques
• B66F 3/20 - Dispositifs, p. ex. crics, adaptés pour lever des charges d'un mouvement continu à vis actionnés par engrenages à démultiplication
• F16M 11/24 - Infrastructure avec ou sans roues à hauteur ou longueur modifiables des pieds, avec utilisation possible pour le transport également
• F16M 11/42 - Appuis ou tréteaux en tant que supports pour appareils ou objets avec dispositions pour mouvoir le support

Abrégé

Railcar ramp systems and related methods are disclosed. An example railcar ramp system includes a carriage slidably coupled to a platform via a track guide. A ramp mover assembly is pivotally coupled to the carriage. The ramp mover assembly positionable between a stored position and an active position. In the active position, the ramp mover to enable movement of the carriage in a lateral direction along the track guide.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement

Abrégé

Rear headers for dock levelers. An example dock leveler includes a deck movable between a stored position and an operating position; and a rear header coupled to the deck, the rear header including a hinge lug; a mounting plate to couple to the hinge lug, the mounting plate defining a first sloped surface oriented toward a rear surface of the deck when the dock leveler is in the stored position; and a tilt plate coupled to the mounting plate, the tilt plate defining a second sloped surface oriented away from the rear surface of the deck when the dock leveler is in the stored position.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement

Abrégé

A barrier system includes a handrail, and a connector to couple the handrail to a post extension that extends upward from a floor. The handrail has and end with a width measured in a direction transverse to an elongate length of the handrail. The connector includes a socket to hold the end of the handrail. The socket is defined by an elongate channel that extends in a direction substantially parallel to the post extension when the connector is attached to the post extension. The channel has a length that is greater than the width of the end of the handrail.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 13/02 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières se tenant debout toutes seules
• E01F 9/646 - Éléments dressés, p. ex. poteaux indicateurs ou balises de signalisationSupports pour les panneaux de signalisation routière caractérisés par la forme ou par la structure, p. ex. pour permettre un déplacement ou une flexion extensibles, rétractables ou pivotables
• E01F 13/04 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pouvant être déplacées pour permettre ou empêcher le passage
• E01F 15/00 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to monitor and manage loading docks and facility operations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to: identify a first occurrence of a safety event based on outputs of sensors associated with at least one of doors or docks, the event associated with a first event type of a plurality of event types; determine a time of day different instances of the event occurred within a given period of time; determine a number of at least one of different doors or different docks associated with the different instances of the event; select a particular corrective action based on the time of day of the different instances of the event and based on the number of the at least one of the different doors or the different docks; and cause an output device to output an indication of the particular corrective action.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement
• B65G 69/00 - Mesures auxiliaires ou dispositifs utilisés en liaison avec le chargement ou le déchargement

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to monitor and manage loading docks and facility operations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to: identify a first occurrence of a safety event based on outputs of sensors associated with at least one of doors or docks, the event associated with a first event type of a plurality of event types; determine a time of day different instances of the event occurred within a given period of time; determine a number of at least one of different doors or different docks associated with the different instances of the event; select a particular corrective action based on the time of day of the different instances of the event and based on the number of the at least one of the different doors or the different docks; and cause an output device to output an indication of the particular corrective action.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
• G08B 21/02 - Alarmes pour assurer la sécurité des personnes

Produits et services

Native computer software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, gates, guard rails, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls in the internet of things (IoT); microcontrollers for internet of things (IoT) enabled devices; Native computer software for use in monitoring, communicating with, obtaining data from and tracking and managing loading dock equipment and vehicles; cameras, electric sensors and timers for loading dock equipment, vehicles and trailers; electronic control panels for fan systems; electro-mechanical, self-aligning control apparatus used to secure trucks and semi-trailers and like vehicles to the face of a loading dock; electric warning lights utilizing LED lights and other means of visual, tactile or audible communication to notify and or warn people and or material handling equipment of oncoming traffic, primarily in an industrial setting; Electric warning light systems that alerts pedestrians of moving vehicles, comprised primarily of electronic sensors, lights and alarms; Electrical controllers being a control box which integrates the controls of multiple loading dock devices, namely, the dock leveler, vehicle restraint, dock door and dock shelter into one control panel Software-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in monitoring, communicating with, tracking and managing loading dock equipment, vehicles and trailers, air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, gates, guard rails, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls therefor; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, high speed doors, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, locks, vehicle restraints and loading dock shelters; providing on-line non-downloadable software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls in the internet of things (IoT); electronic remote monitoring of the functioning and use of electrical equipment, namely, environmental conditions and controlling devices within refrigerated semi-trailers, cargo enclosures and containers using computer software; providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for use in facilitating communications between truck drivers and facility logistic offices and personnel; consulting services for others in the field of industrial planning, building and design; planning and design of factory buildings, namely, loading docks; consulting regarding the design of loading dock facilities

Abrégé

An example air barrier system for a data center within a building is disclosed. The example air barrier system includes a pliable barrier material to partition an area above a top of row of computer cabinets in the data center and below an overhead surface of the building. The pliable barrier material is to reduce mixing of air between first and second aisles on opposites sides of the row of computer cabinets. The example air barrier system also includes a frame to support the pliable barrier material in position when in the area above the top of the row of computer cabinets. The frame is to be supported by the row of computer cabinets without support from the overhead surface.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05K 7/20 - Modifications en vue de faciliter la réfrigération, l'aération ou le chauffage
• H05K 7/14 - Montage de la structure de support dans l'enveloppe, sur cadre ou sur bâti

Abrégé

An example apparatus includes a sensor to detect a lateral edge of a door curtain within a guide of a door, and a controller to identify when the door curtain transitions from an operational state to a breakaway state based on a signal from the sensor, the operational state corresponding to when the lateral edge of the door curtain is enclosed by the guide as the door curtain moves between open and closed positions, and the breakaway state corresponding to when a portion of the lateral edge of the door curtain below an upper end of the guide breaks away from the guide.

Classes IPC  ?

• E06B 9/58 - Dispositifs de guidage
• E06B 9/13 - Volets à rouleau avec des éléments de fermeture en une seule pièce, p. ex. en tôle ondulée
• E06B 9/68 - Dispositifs ou mécanismes de manœuvre, p. ex. à entraînement électrique

Abrégé

Apparatus for tensioning pliable airducts while supporting internal HVAC components are disclosed. An airduct system includes an airduct having a tubular wall of a pliable material. The airduct is elongate in a longitudinal direction. The airduct system further includes a frame including a hoop disposable inside the airduct to support the tubular wall in a radial direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The hoop is less flexible than the pliable material. The airduct system also includes a sensor to be attached to the frame to be in fluid communication with a current of air within the airduct. The sensor is to provide a feedback signal that varies in response to a changing condition of the current of air.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air
• F15D 1/00 - Action sur l'écoulement des fluides
• F24F 1/0373 - Climatiseurs individuels monoblocs pour le conditionnement de l'air, c.-à-d. avec tout l'appareillage nécessaire au traitement placé dans une enveloppe caractérisés par des aménagements pour le chauffage
• F24F 11/70 - Systèmes de commande caractérisés par leurs grandeurs de sortieDétails de construction de tels systèmes

Produits et services

downloadable and recorded native computer software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, gates, guard rails, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls in the internet of things (IoT); microcontrollers for internet of things (IoT) enabled devices; downloadable and recorded native computer software for use in monitoring, communicating with, obtaining data from and tracking and managing loading dock equipment and vehicles; cameras, electric sensors and timers for loading dock equipment, vehicles and trailers; electronic control panels for fan systems; electro-mechanical, self-aligning control apparatus used to secure trucks and semi-trailers and like vehicles to the face of a loading dock; electric warning lights utilizing LED lights and other means of visual, tactile or audible communication to notify and or warn people and or material handling equipment of oncoming traffic, primarily in an industrial setting; Electric warning light systems that alerts pedestrians of moving vehicles, comprised primarily of electronic sensors, lights and alarms; Electrical controllers being a control box which integrates the controls of multiple loading dock devices, namely, the dock leveler, vehicle restraint, dock door and dock shelter into one control panel Software-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in monitoring, communicating with, tracking and managing loading dock equipment, vehicles and trailers, air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, gates, guard rails, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls therefor; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, high speed doors, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, locks, vehicle restraints and loading dock shelters; providing on-line non-downloadable software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls in the internet of things (IoT); electronic remote monitoring of the functioning and use of electrical equipment, namely, environmental conditions and controlling devices within refrigerated semi-trailers, cargo enclosures and containers using computer software; providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for use in facilitating communications between truck drivers and facility logistic offices and personnel; consulting services for others in the field of industrial planning and building design; planning and design of factory buildings, namely, loading docks; consulting regarding the design of loading dock facilities

Produits et services

downloadable and recorded native computer software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, gates, guard rails, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls in the internet of things (IoT); microcontrollers for internet of things (IoT) enabled devices; downloadable and recorded native computer software for use in monitoring, communicating with, obtaining data from and tracking and managing loading dock equipment and vehicles; cameras, electric sensors and timers for loading dock equipment, vehicles and trailers; electronic control panels for fan systems; electro-mechanical, self-aligning control apparatus used to secure trucks and semi-trailers and like vehicles to the face of a loading dock; electric warning lights utilizing LED lights and other means of visual, tactile or audible communication to notify and or warn people and or material handling equipment of oncoming traffic, primarily in an industrial setting; Electric warning light systems that alerts pedestrians of moving vehicles, comprised primarily of electronic sensors, lights and alarms; Electrical controllers being a control box which integrates the controls of multiple loading dock devices, namely, the dock leveler, vehicle restraint, dock door and dock shelter into one control panel Software-as-a-service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in monitoring, communicating with, tracking and managing loading dock equipment, vehicles and trailers, air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, gates, guard rails, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls therefor; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, high speed doors, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, locks, vehicle restraints and loading dock shelters; providing on-line non-downloadable software for connecting, operating, collecting data and managing data for networked loading dock and industrial facility management systems comprised of air duct systems, fans, loading dock warning systems and safety equipment, loading dock levelers and lifts, loading dock seals, barriers, locks, vehicle restraints, loading dock shelters, industrial doors and controls in the internet of things (IoT); electronic remote monitoring of the functioning and use of electrical equipment, namely, environmental conditions and controlling devices within refrigerated semi-trailers, cargo enclosures and containers using computer software; providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for use in facilitating communications between truck drivers and facility logistic offices and personnel; consulting services for others in the field of industrial planning and building design; planning and design of factory buildings, namely, loading docks; consulting regarding the design of loading dock facilities

Abrégé

An under-floor HVAC system for a building includes a pliable air duct lying upon a subfloor. A matrix of pedestals resting upon and extending upward from the subfloor supports a set of floor panels, which thus creates a plenum between the subfloor and the set of floor panels. The air duct extends through the plenum to convey conditioned air from a supply air duct to a series of registers in the floor panels. The registers disperse the conditioned air to a room or area just above the panels. To help keep the air duct from repeatedly extending, retracting, and otherwise sliding freely along the subfloor in response to changes in air duct pressure, the air duct is held taut by anchoring a distal downstream end of the duct to one or more of the floor-supporting pedestals. Various air duct configurations can be assembled from a predefined assortment of duct components.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 7/10 - Ventilation avec réseau de gaines à circulation d'air forcée, p. ex. par un ventilateur avec amenée ou évacuation de l'air au travers de parois, planchers ou plafonds perforés
• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air

Abrégé

Example air duct assemblies include an air duct including a tubular sidewall that is pliable, the tubular sidewall defining an interior of the air duct, the air duct elongate in a longitudinal direction. Example air duct assemblies include a hoop disposable within the interior of the air duct, the hoop providing the sidewall with support in a radial direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Example air duct assemblies include a cable disposable within the interior of the air duct, the cable to extend along a longitudinal length of the air duct, the cable to engage the hoop to help support a weight of the hoop and the tubular sidewall.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16L 3/00 - Supports pour tuyaux, pour câbles ou pour conduits de protection, p. ex. potences, pattes de fixation, attaches, brides, colliers
• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air

Abrégé

Adjustable mounting assemblies are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an arm to extend along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, the arm including an elongate slot to enable attachment of a fan to the arm at selectively different positions along the longitudinal axis, a first joint plate coupled to the first end of the arm, and a second joint plate coupled to the second end of the arm, the first and second joint plates structured to enable attachment to an external support structure.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires

Classes IPC  ?

• A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires

Abrégé

Adjustable mounting assemblies are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an arm to extend along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, the arm including an elongate slot to enable attachment of a fan to the arm at selectively different positions along the longitudinal axis, a first joint plate coupled to the first end of the arm, and a second joint plate coupled to the second end of the arm, the first and second joint plates structured to enable attachment to an external support structure.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16M 13/02 - Autres supports ou appuis pour positionner les appareils ou les objetsMoyens pour maintenir en position les appareils ou objets tenus à la main pour être portés par un autre objet ou lui être fixé, p. ex. à un arbre, une grille, un châssis de fenêtre, une bicyclette
• F16M 11/10 - Moyens pour la fixation des appareilsMoyens permettant le réglage des appareils par rapport au banc permettant la rotation autour d'un axe horizontal
• F16M 11/08 - Moyens pour la fixation des appareilsMoyens permettant le réglage des appareils par rapport au banc permettant la rotation autour d'un axe vertical
• F16M 11/04 - Moyens pour la fixation des appareilsMoyens permettant le réglage des appareils par rapport au banc

Produits et services

Electronic remote monitoring of environmental conditions within refrigerated semi-trailers, cargo enclosures and containers using computer software; electronic remote controlling of devices within refrigerated semi-trailers, cargo enclosures and containers to manage, maintain or correct environmental conditions using computer software

Produits et services

Electronic remote monitoring of environmental conditions within refrigerated semi-trailers, cargo enclosures and containers using computer software; electronic remote controlling of devices within refrigerated semi-trailers, cargo enclosures and containers to manage, maintain or correct environmental conditions using computer software

Abrégé

Example fan and light units and associated mounting arrangements for use at a loading dock are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a frame including a bar to be pivotally coupled to a support system via a point of attachment on the bar. The apparatus includes a fan and a controller to be coupled to the frame with the bar extending in a first direction away from the controller and toward the point of attachment, the controller to control operation of the fan. The apparatus includes a handle to be connected to a portion of the frame extending away from the controller in a second direction opposite the first direction, the handle spaced apart from a housing of the fan, the handle to be lower than the controller and lower than at least a midpoint of the fan when the apparatus is supported by the support system.

Classes IPC  ?

• F21V 21/28 - Bras pivotants réglables dans plus d'un plan
• F04D 27/00 - Commande, p. ex. régulation, des pompes, des installations ou des systèmes de pompage spécialement adaptés aux fluides compressibles
• F21V 33/00 - Combinaisons structurales de dispositifs d'éclairage avec d'autres objets, non prévues ailleurs
• F21V 23/00 - Agencement des éléments du circuit électrique dans ou sur les dispositifs d’éclairage
• F21V 21/40 - Poignées
• F21V 21/34 - Éléments de support déplaçables le long d'un élément de guidage

Abrégé

Impact resistant retractable safety barriers are disclosed. An apparatus includes a support member, a flexible elongate member to extend and retract through an opening in the support member, and a stop member including a region to interface with the flexible elongate member. The stop member engages with structure of the support member surrounding the opening to limit a distance with which the flexible elongate member extends through the opening. The stop member cooperates with the structure of the support member to maintain a gap between a surface of the region of the stop member and the structure of the support member. A width of the gap is equal to or greater than a thickness of the flexible elongate member.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 13/04 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pouvant être déplacées pour permettre ou empêcher le passage
• B65G 69/00 - Mesures auxiliaires ou dispositifs utilisés en liaison avec le chargement ou le déchargement
• E06B 9/80 - Mesures de sécurité contre le déroulement intempestif ou l'ouverture sans autorisationDispositifs de freinage ou d'immobilisationDispositifs pour limiter le déroulement

Abrégé

Seal apparatus for dock levelers are disclosed. An example seal apparatus includes a compressible core defining a cavity, a cover to engage at portion of an outer surface of the compressible core, and a mounting bracket, the compressible core and the cover to couple to the mounting bracket.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/00 - Mesures auxiliaires ou dispositifs utilisés en liaison avec le chargement ou le déchargement
• B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for sensing RIG positioning and vehicle restraint movement. An example method includes determining a presence of a RIG and enabling a barrier to move to an operational position when the RIG is present.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 67/20 - Chargement des véhicules couverts

Abrégé

Maneuverable ergonomic trailer stands are disclosed. An example portable trailer stand includes: a frame having an upper ledge, a post, and a lower subframe, the lower subframe connected to the upper ledge via the post; an extendible leg coupled to the post independent of the lower subframe, the upper ledge being vertically movable based on movement of the extendible leg relative to the upper ledge, the post, and the lower subframe of the frame; and a wheel connected to the frame via the lower subframe such that the wheel is to move with the upper ledge as the upper ledge is vertically moved.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60D 1/66 - Béquilles
• B60B 33/06 - Roues à pivot en général réglables rétractables
• B60S 9/02 - Dispositifs sur les véhicules, venant en contact avec le sol, pour supporter, soulever ou manœuvrer le véhicule, entièrement ou en partie, p. ex. crics incorporés pour uniquement soulever ou supporter
• B60S 9/18 - Dispositifs sur les véhicules, venant en contact avec le sol, pour supporter, soulever ou manœuvrer le véhicule, entièrement ou en partie, p. ex. crics incorporés à la fois pour soulever et pour manœuvrer pour agir uniquement à une extrémité du véhicule mécaniquement
• B66F 3/10 - Dispositifs, p. ex. crics, adaptés pour lever des charges d'un mouvement continu à vis à manchons télescopiques
• B66F 3/20 - Dispositifs, p. ex. crics, adaptés pour lever des charges d'un mouvement continu à vis actionnés par engrenages à démultiplication
• F16M 11/24 - Infrastructure avec ou sans roues à hauteur ou longueur modifiables des pieds, avec utilisation possible pour le transport également
• F16M 11/42 - Appuis ou tréteaux en tant que supports pour appareils ou objets avec dispositions pour mouvoir le support

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground; a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body; and a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a hole in the rail.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 15/04 - Barrières continues s'étendant le long des routes ou entre les voies de circulation constituées essentiellement de poutres longitudinales ou de bandes rigides
• E01F 15/14 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules spécialement adaptées pour une protection localisée, p. ex. pour piles de ponts, pour îlots de circulation

Abrégé

Barrier systems with impact resistant rails that extend along the floor are disclosed. A barrier system includes a base to be anchored to a floor. The base includes sidewalls defining a channel along a length of the base. The barrier system further includes a tube extending along the channel. A bottom edge of the tube to be below top edges of the sidewalls.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 15/14 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules spécialement adaptées pour une protection localisée, p. ex. pour piles de ponts, pour îlots de circulation

Abrégé

Barrier systems with impact resistant rails that extend along the floor are disclosed. A barrier system includes a base to be anchored to a floor. The base includes sidewalls defining a channel along a length of the base. The barrier system further includes a tube extending along the channel. A bottom edge of the tube to be below top edges of the sidewalls.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 15/14 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules spécialement adaptées pour une protection localisée, p. ex. pour piles de ponts, pour îlots de circulation

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground; a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body; and a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a hole in the rail.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 15/04 - Barrières continues s'étendant le long des routes ou entre les voies de circulation constituées essentiellement de poutres longitudinales ou de bandes rigides
• E01F 15/14 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules spécialement adaptées pour une protection localisée, p. ex. pour piles de ponts, pour îlots de circulation
• E04H 17/14 - Clôtures construites en éléments rigides, p. ex. avec des panneaux de fil de fer supplémentaires ou avec des poteaux

Abrégé

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground; a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body; and a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a hole in the rail.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 15/04 - Barrières continues s'étendant le long des routes ou entre les voies de circulation constituées essentiellement de poutres longitudinales ou de bandes rigides

Abrégé

Barrier systems with impact resistant rails that extend along the floor are disclosed. A barrier system includes a base to be anchored to a floor. The base includes sidewalls defining a channel along a length of the base. The barrier system further includes a tube extending along the channel. A bottom edge of the tube to be below top edges of the sidewalls.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 15/04 - Barrières continues s'étendant le long des routes ou entre les voies de circulation constituées essentiellement de poutres longitudinales ou de bandes rigides
• E01F 15/00 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules

Produits et services

Metal doors. Non-metal doors.

Produits et services

(1) Metal doors. (2) Non-metal doors, namely, sliding doors, glider doors, split doors and roll-up doors, not of metal

Produits et services

Metal doors Non-metal doors

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor and manage loading dock operations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a sensor feedback analyzer to analyze feedback from sensors associated with a dock at a material handling facility to determine durations for completion of tasks in a sequence of operations associated with loading or unloading of a trailer at the dock based on the feedback. The apparatus also includes an efficiency analyzer to compare the durations to target thresholds associated with the tasks. The apparatus further includes a user interface generator to generate a user interface indicating at least one of the durations or the target thresholds.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/0639 - Analyse des performances des employésAnalyse des performances des opérations d’une entreprise ou d’une organisation
• G06Q 10/0631 - Planification, affectation, distribution ou ordonnancement de ressources d’entreprises ou d’organisations
• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks

Produits et services

custom-designed fabric sold as an integral component of targeted air dispersion systems comprised of precision engineered linear venting ducts for distributing and dispensing air in as part of an HVAC system in controlled environments of mission critical facilities for food processing, growing facilities, medical/pharmaceutical production facilities

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor environmental conditions and reduce condensation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor system to measure a first temperature in a first area and a second sensor system to measure a second temperature in a second area adjacent to the first area. The first area being separated from the second area by a door. A controller has at least one memory, instructions, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to at least: compare the first temperature and the second temperature; determine if a temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature exceeds a temperature threshold; and in response to determining that the temperature difference does not exceed the temperature threshold, deactivate a fan located in the first area.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 11/00 - Aménagements de commande ou de sécurité
• F24F 110/10 - Température
• F24F 110/20 - Humidité
• G05B 19/042 - Commande à programme autre que la commande numérique, c.-à-d. dans des automatismes à séquence ou dans des automates à logique utilisant des processeurs numériques

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to operate powered doors are disclosed. A door system includes a panel, and a track including a first track wall and a second track wall opposite the first track wall. The first and second track walls define a channel therebetween. A lateral edge of the panel is to move along the channel as the panel moves between a closed position and an open position. The door system further includes a first refeed block to be aligned with the first track wall. The first refeed block is to extend a first distance above the first track wall. The door system also includes a second refeed block to be aligned with the second track wall. The second refeed block is to extend a second distance above the second track wall. The first distance greater than the second distance.

Classes IPC  ?

• E06B 9/58 - Dispositifs de guidage

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or adjust operations of doors are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute instructions to: monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system; detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state.

Classes IPC  ?

• E05F 15/74 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice avec déclenchement automatique sensible au déplacement ou à la présence de personnes ou d’objets utilisant des cellules photo-électriques
• E06B 9/00 - Écrans ou dispositifs de protection pour ouvertures, avec ou sans mécanismes de manœuvre ou de fixationFermetures de même structure

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor environmental conditions and reduce condensation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor system to measure a first temperature in a first area and a second sensor system to measure a second temperature in a second area adjacent to the first area. The first area being separated from the second area by a door. A controller has at least one memory, instructions, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to at least: compare the first temperature and the second temperature; determine if a temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature exceeds a temperature threshold; and in response to determining that the temperature difference does not exceed the temperature threshold, deactivate a fan located in the first area.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 7/007 - Ventilation à écoulement forcé
• F24F 11/00 - Aménagements de commande ou de sécurité
• F24F 13/22 - Moyens pour éviter la condensation ou pour évacuer le condensat
• F24F 110/10 - Température
• F24F 110/20 - Humidité
• F24F 140/30 - Condensation de l'eau de l'air refroidi

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to adjust door operations in response to surface pressure loads are disclosed. An apparatus includes sensor feedback analyzer circuitry to detect a surface pressure load acting on a door based on feedback from a sensor. The door includes a panel to move along a track. The apparatus also includes operations controller circuitry to control operations of the door. The operations controller circuitry is to automatically adjust an operation of the door in response to detection of the surface pressure load.

Classes IPC  ?

• E06B 9/68 - Dispositifs ou mécanismes de manœuvre, p. ex. à entraînement électrique
• E06B 9/86 - Mesures de sécurité contre le déroulement intempestif ou l'ouverture sans autorisationDispositifs de freinage ou d'immobilisationDispositifs pour limiter le déroulement automatiques contre l'ouverture sans autorisation

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to operate powered doors are disclosed. A door system includes a panel, and a track including a first track wall and a second track wall opposite the first track wall. The first and second track walls define a channel therebetween. A lateral edge of the panel is to move along the channel as the panel moves between a closed position and an open position. The door system further includes a first refeed block to be aligned with the first track wall. The first refeed block is to extend a first distance above the first track wall. The door system also includes a second refeed block to be aligned with the second track wall. The second refeed block is to extend a second distance above the second track wall. The first distance greater than the second distance.

Classes IPC  ?

• E06B 9/13 - Volets à rouleau avec des éléments de fermeture en une seule pièce, p. ex. en tôle ondulée
• E06B 9/58 - Dispositifs de guidage

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor environmental conditions and reduce condensation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor system to measure a first temperature in a first area and a second sensor system to measure a second temperature in a second area adjacent to the first area. The first area being separated from the second area by a door. A controller has at least one memory, instructions, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to at least: compare the first temperature and the second temperature; determine if a temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature exceeds a temperature threshold; and in response to determining that the temperature difference does not exceed the temperature threshold, deactivate a fan located in the first area.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 7/007 - Ventilation à écoulement forcé
• F24F 11/00 - Aménagements de commande ou de sécurité
• F24F 13/22 - Moyens pour éviter la condensation ou pour évacuer le condensat

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or adjust operations of doors are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute instructions to: monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system; detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state.

Classes IPC  ?

• E05F 15/40 - Dispositifs de sécurité, p. ex. détection d’obstacles ou de fin de course
• E05F 15/74 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice avec déclenchement automatique sensible au déplacement ou à la présence de personnes ou d’objets utilisant des cellules photo-électriques
• E06B 9/80 - Mesures de sécurité contre le déroulement intempestif ou l'ouverture sans autorisationDispositifs de freinage ou d'immobilisationDispositifs pour limiter le déroulement
• G01D 3/028 - Dispositions pour la mesure prévues pour les objets particuliers indiqués dans les sous-groupes du présent groupe pour atténuer les influences indésirables, p. ex. température, pression
• G01M 99/00 - Matière non prévue dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to adjust door operations in response to surface pressure loads are disclosed. An apparatus includes sensor feedback analyzer circuitry to detect a surface pressure load acting on a door based on feedback from a sensor. The door includes a panel to move along a track. The apparatus also includes operations controller circuitry to control operations of the door. The operations controller circuitry is to automatically adjust an operation of the door in response to detection of the surface pressure load.

Classes IPC  ?

• E05F 15/40 - Dispositifs de sécurité, p. ex. détection d’obstacles ou de fin de course
• E05F 15/668 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice utilisant des actionneurs électriques utilisant des électromoteurs rotatifs pour battants à coulissement vertical pour battants s’ouvrant de haut en bas

Abrégé

Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or adjust operations of doors are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute instructions to: monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system; detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state.

Classes IPC  ?

• E05F 15/43 - Détection par bords de sécurité sensibles à l'interruption de faisceaux d’énergie, p. ex. lumière ou son
• E05F 15/73 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice avec déclenchement automatique sensible au déplacement ou à la présence de personnes ou d’objets
• E05F 15/74 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice avec déclenchement automatique sensible au déplacement ou à la présence de personnes ou d’objets utilisant des cellules photo-électriques
• E05F 15/79 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice avec déclenchement automatique utilisant une commande temporelle
• G07C 3/00 - Enregistrement ou indication de l'état ou du fonctionnement de machines ou d'autres appareils à l'exclusion des véhicules

Abrégé

Example fan and light units and associated mounting arrangements for use at a loading dock are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a frame including a bar to be pivotally coupled to a support system via a point of attachment on the bar. The apparatus includes a fan and a controller to be coupled to the frame with the bar extending in a first direction away from the controller and toward the point of attachment, the controller to control operation of the fan. The apparatus includes a handle to be connected to a portion of the frame extending away from the controller in a second direction opposite the first direction, the handle spaced apart from a housing of the fan, the handle to be lower than the controller and lower than at least a midpoint of the fan when the apparatus is supported by the support system.

Classes IPC  ?

• F21V 21/28 - Bras pivotants réglables dans plus d'un plan
• F04D 27/00 - Commande, p. ex. régulation, des pompes, des installations ou des systèmes de pompage spécialement adaptés aux fluides compressibles
• F21V 33/00 - Combinaisons structurales de dispositifs d'éclairage avec d'autres objets, non prévues ailleurs
• F21V 23/00 - Agencement des éléments du circuit électrique dans ou sur les dispositifs d’éclairage
• F21V 21/40 - Poignées
• F21V 21/34 - Éléments de support déplaçables le long d'un élément de guidage
• F04D 29/42 - Carters d'enveloppeTubulures pour le fluide énergétique pour pompes radiales ou hélicocentrifuges

Abrégé

An under-floor HVAC system for a building includes a pliable air duct lying upon a subfloor. A matrix of pedestals resting upon and extending upward from the subfloor supports a set of floor panels, which thus creates a plenum between the subfloor and the set of floor panels. The air duct extends through the plenum to convey conditioned air from a supply air duct to a series of registers in the floor panels. The registers disperse the conditioned air to a room or area just above the panels. To help keep the air duct from repeatedly extending, retracting, and otherwise sliding freely along the subfloor in response to changes in air duct pressure, the air duct is held taut by anchoring a distal downstream end of the duct to one or more of the floor-supporting pedestals. Various air duct configurations can be assembled from a predefined assortment of duct components.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 7/10 - Ventilation avec réseau de gaines à circulation d'air forcée, p. ex. par un ventilateur avec amenée ou évacuation de l'air au travers de parois, planchers ou plafonds perforés
• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air
• F24F 13/06 - Bouches pour diriger ou distribuer l'air dans des pièces ou enceintes, p. ex. diffuseur d'air de plafond

Abrégé

Fabric drop-down diffusers are disclosed. An example drop-down diffuser includes a hoop to be supported adjacent an end of an air duct, and a first fabric sheet to hang downward from the hoop. The first fabric sheet to define a first wall of an air chamber adjacent the hoop on a side of the hoop opposite the air duct. The first fabric sheet to completely surround the air chamber along a circumferential path corresponding to the hoop. The hoop to be transverse to the air duct and positioned so that air delivered by the air duct is to pass through the hoop and into the air chamber. The drop-down diffuser also includes a second fabric sheet to be coupled to the first fabric sheet. The second fabric sheet to define a second wall of the air chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/06 - Bouches pour diriger ou distribuer l'air dans des pièces ou enceintes, p. ex. diffuseur d'air de plafond
• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air
• F24F 13/062 - Bouches pour diriger ou distribuer l'air dans des pièces ou enceintes, p. ex. diffuseur d'air de plafond comprenant un ou plusieurs dômes ou cônes divergeants dans la direction de l'écoulement
• G03B 21/14 - Projecteurs ou visionneuses du type par projectionLeurs accessoires Détails
• G03B 21/16 - RefroidissementPrévention de la surchauffe
• G03B 21/54 - Accessoires
• G03B 29/00 - Combinaisons d'appareils photographiques, de projecteurs ou d'appareils de tirage photographique avec des appareils non photographiques et non optiques, p. ex. montres ou armesAppareils ayant la forme d'un autre objet
• G03B 31/00 - Travail en association d'appareils ou de projecteurs avec des moyens d'enregistrement ou de reproduction du son

Abrégé

Traffic alert devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. A traffic alert device includes a housing having a first surface to face in a first direction toward a first area, and a directional motion sensor carried by the housing. The sensor monitors motion in a second area different than the first area, the second area being in a second direction angled relative to the first direction. The traffic alert device further includes a light emitter carried by the housing, the light emitter positioned to emit light that emanates from the first surface. The light emitter generates a visual signal in response to the sensor detecting an object in the second area approaching the sensor.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 5/00 - Systèmes de signalisation optique, p. ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes, indication à distance de l'occupation de sièges
• G08G 1/095 - Feux de trafic

Abrégé

Traffic alert devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. A traffic alert device includes a housing having a first surface to face in a first direction toward a first area, and a directional motion sensor carried by the housing. The sensor monitors motion in a second area different than the first area, the second area being in a second direction angled relative to the first direction. The traffic alert device further includes a light emitter carried by the housing, the light emitter positioned to emit light that emanates from the first surface. The light emitter generates a visual signal in response to the sensor detecting an object in the second area approaching the sensor.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/095 - Feux de trafic
• G08B 5/00 - Systèmes de signalisation optique, p. ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes, indication à distance de l'occupation de sièges

Abrégé

Traffic alert devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. A traffic alert device includes a housing having a first surface to face in a first direction toward a first area, and a directional motion sensor carried by the housing. The sensor monitors motion in a second area different than the first area, the second area being in a second direction angled relative to the first direction. The traffic alert device further includes a light emitter carried by the housing, the light emitter positioned to emit light that emanates from the first surface. The light emitter generates a visual signal in response to the sensor detecting an object in the second area approaching the sensor.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/07 - Commande des signaux de trafic
• G09F 13/00 - Enseignes lumineusesPublicité lumineuse
• G09F 13/04 - Enseignes, tableaux ou panneaux éclairés de derrière l'illustration

Abrégé

Example bulkheads for cargo transporters (e.g., refrigerated trailers, trucks, reefers, and containers) are disclosed. An example bulkhead includes an overhead track system mountable to an enclosed cargo transporter within a cargo storage area. A first carriage is attached to the overhead track system. The first carriage is movable relative to the overhead track system in at least one of a lateral direction or a longitudinal direction while being guided by the overhead track system. A first panel is suspended by the first carriage from the overhead track system, where the weight of the first panel is substantially supported by the overhead track system via the first carriage.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60P 3/20 - Véhicules adaptés pour transporter, porter ou comporter des charges ou des objets spéciaux pour le transport de marchandises réfrigérées
• B60P 7/14 - Fixation ou support par des organes d'arrimage de la charge les organes d'arrimage de la charge comportant une cloison mobile

Abrégé

Example bulkheads for enclosed cargo transporters (e.g., trailers, trucks, reefers, and containers) are disclosed. An example bulkhead includes a first panel and a second panel adjoining the first panel to define a partition that includes a first lateral edge along the first panel and a second lateral edge along the second panel. The partition has a partition width extending from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge. A harness is structured to extend beyond the partition width. The harness includes a breakaway fastener assembly that renders the bulkhead in an operative configuration and a restorable breakaway configuration. The breakaway fastener assembly is to couple to the partition when the bulkhead is in the operative configuration, and the breakaway fastener assembly to decouple from the partition when the bulkhead is in the restorable breakaway configuration.

Classes IPC  ?

• B62D 33/04 - Compartiments de chargement fermés
• B62D 27/06 - Assemblages entre sous-ensembles de la carrosserie rapidement démontables

Abrégé

Example bulkheads for enclosed cargo transporters (e.g., trailers, trucks, reefers, and containers) are disclosed. An example bulkhead includes a first panel and a second panel adjoining the first panel to define a partition that includes a first lateral edge along the first panel and a second lateral edge along the second panel. The partition has a partition width extending from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge. A harness is structured to extend beyond the partition width. The harness includes a breakaway fastener assembly that renders the bulkhead in an operative configuration and a restorable breakaway configuration. The breakaway fastener assembly is to couple to the partition when the bulkhead is in the operative configuration, and the breakaway fastener assembly to decouple from the partition when the bulkhead is in the restorable breakaway configuration.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60P 3/20 - Véhicules adaptés pour transporter, porter ou comporter des charges ou des objets spéciaux pour le transport de marchandises réfrigérées
• B60P 7/14 - Fixation ou support par des organes d'arrimage de la charge les organes d'arrimage de la charge comportant une cloison mobile

Abrégé

Example bulkheads for enclosed cargo transporters (e.g., trailers, trucks, reefers, and containers) are disclosed. An example bulkhead includes a first panel and a second panel adjoining the first panel to define a partition that includes a first lateral edge along the first panel and a second lateral edge along the second panel. The partition has a partition width extending from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge. A harness is structured to extend beyond the partition width. The harness includes a breakaway fastener assembly that renders the bulkhead in an operative configuration and a restorable breakaway configuration. The breakaway fastener assembly is to couple to the partition when the bulkhead is in the operative configuration, and the breakaway fastener assembly to decouple from the partition when the bulkhead is in the restorable breakaway configuration.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60P 3/20 - Véhicules adaptés pour transporter, porter ou comporter des charges ou des objets spéciaux pour le transport de marchandises réfrigérées
• B60P 7/14 - Fixation ou support par des organes d'arrimage de la charge les organes d'arrimage de la charge comportant une cloison mobile

Abrégé

Example bulkheads for cargo transporters (e.g., refrigerated trailers, trucks, reefers, and containers) are disclosed. An example bulkhead includes an overhead track system mountable to an enclosed cargo transporter within a cargo storage area. A first carriage is attached to the overhead track system. The first carriage is movable relative to the overhead track system in at least one of a lateral direction or a longitudinal direction while being guided by the overhead track system. A first panel is suspended by the first carriage from the overhead track system, where the weight of the first panel is substantially supported by the overhead track system via the first carriage.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60P 3/20 - Véhicules adaptés pour transporter, porter ou comporter des charges ou des objets spéciaux pour le transport de marchandises réfrigérées
• B60P 7/14 - Fixation ou support par des organes d'arrimage de la charge les organes d'arrimage de la charge comportant une cloison mobile

Abrégé

A barrier system includes a handrail, and a connector to couple the handrail to a post extension that extends upward from a floor. The handrail has and end with a width measured in a direction transverse to an elongate length of the handrail. The connector includes a socket to hold the end of the handrail. The socket is defined by an elongate channel that extends in a direction substantially parallel to the post extension when the connector is attached to the post extension. The channel has a length that is greater than the width of the end of the handrail.

Classes IPC  ?

• E01F 13/00 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières
• E01F 9/646 - Éléments dressés, p. ex. poteaux indicateurs ou balises de signalisationSupports pour les panneaux de signalisation routière caractérisés par la forme ou par la structure, p. ex. pour permettre un déplacement ou une flexion extensibles, rétractables ou pivotables
• E01F 13/02 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières se tenant debout toutes seules
• E01F 13/04 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pouvant être déplacées pour permettre ou empêcher le passage
• E01F 15/00 - Dispositions de sécurité pour ralentir, maintenir sur la route ou arrêter les véhicules à la dérive, p. ex. bornes de protection ou pieux garde-fousDispositions pour réduire les dommages occasionnés aux structures du bord de la route par l'impact de véhicules

Abrégé

Modular compound lifts for vehicles are disclosed. An example vehicle lift disclosed herein includes a front platform to provide a base over which a vehicle is to travel. The front platform has a leading edge and a rear edge that are spaced apart relative to a longitudinal direction. A rear platform is pivotal about an axis to lift at least a rear portion of the vehicle relative to a ground surface. The rear platform is pivotal between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the front platform. The front platform does not lift relative to the ground surface when the rear platform lifts relative to the front platform.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 69/00 - Mesures auxiliaires ou dispositifs utilisés en liaison avec le chargement ou le déchargement
• B66F 7/22 - Châssis de levage, p. ex. pour lever des véhiculesAscenseurs à tablier à tabliers basculants
• B66F 7/24 - Châssis de levage, p. ex. pour lever des véhiculesAscenseurs à tablier pour lever ou descendre les véhicules en utilisant leur propre puissance

Abrégé

Vehicle snow and ice removers are disclosed. An example vehicle and ice remover includes a plurality of first modular frames, where the first modular frames have a first shape and a plurality of second modular frames, where the second modular frames have a second shape different than the first shape. The first modular frames and the second modular frames are connected to form a first side frame, a second side frame opposite the first side frame, and a cross frame connecting the first side frame and the second side frame.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60S 3/04 - Appareils pour le nettoyage de véhicules, ne faisant pas partie intégrante de ces derniers pour les extérieurs de véhicules terrestres

Abrégé

Apparatus for tensioning pliable airducts while supporting internal HVAC components are disclosed. An airduct system includes an airduct having an elongate tubular wall of a pliable material. The airduct system further includes a frame disposable inside the tubular wall of the airduct, the frame including a hoop to support the tubular wall in a radial direction, the hoop to define an opening to provide passage of a flow of air along a length of the airduct. The airduct system also includes an HVAC component disposable within the tubular wall of the airduct, the HVAC component to be attached to and supported by the frame inside the airduct, the HVAC component to adjust a characteristic of the air.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air
• F24F 11/70 - Systèmes de commande caractérisés par leurs grandeurs de sortieDétails de construction de tels systèmes
• F15D 1/00 - Action sur l'écoulement des fluides
• F24F 1/0373 - Climatiseurs individuels monoblocs pour le conditionnement de l'air, c.-à-d. avec tout l'appareillage nécessaire au traitement placé dans une enveloppe caractérisés par des aménagements pour le chauffage

Abrégé

Apparatus for tensioning pliable airducts while supporting internal HVAC components are disclosed. An airduct system includes an airduct having an elongate tubular wall of a pliable material. The airduct system further includes a frame disposable inside the tubular wall of the airduct, the frame including a hoop to support the tubular wall in a radial direction, the hoop to define an opening to provide passage of a flow of air along a length of the airduct. The airduct system also includes an HVAC component disposable within the tubular wall of the airduct, the HVAC component to be attached to and supported by the frame inside the airduct, the HVAC component to adjust a characteristic of the air.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air

Abrégé

Apparatus for tensioning pliable airducts while supporting internal HVAC components are disclosed. An airduct system includes an airduct having an elongate tubular wall of a pliable material. The airduct system further includes a frame disposable inside the tubular wall of the airduct, the frame including a hoop to support the tubular wall in a radial direction, the hoop to define an opening to provide passage of a flow of air along a length of the airduct. The airduct system also includes an HVAC component disposable within the tubular wall of the airduct, the HVAC component to be attached to and supported by the frame inside the airduct, the HVAC component to adjust a characteristic of the air.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air

Produits et services

Metal door guards.

Abrégé

Example air duct assemblies include a pliable air duct supported such that the duct is maintained in a generally expanded shape even when the duct is deflated. In some examples, a series of hangers suspend the duct from one or more cables, tracks or other type of overhead support. The hangers are spaced apart and distributed over the length of the duct, and each one contributes in pulling the duct taut in the duct's longitudinal direction.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16L 3/00 - Supports pour tuyaux, pour câbles ou pour conduits de protection, p. ex. potences, pattes de fixation, attaches, brides, colliers
• F24F 13/02 - Dispositions pour conduire l'air

Abrégé

Switch arrangements for powered doors are disclosed. A door includes a panel and a track to guide movement of the panel between an open position and a closed position. The track defines a track slot extending along an exterior length of the track. The door further includes a sensor target to be carried by the panel within the track. The door also includes a sensor selectively attachable to an exterior of the track via the track slot. The sensor to detect the sensor target when the panel is in a first position. The track defines an aperture to be positioned between the sensor target and the sensor when the panel is in the first position.

Classes IPC  ?

• E05F 15/00 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice
• E05F 15/40 - Dispositifs de sécurité, p. ex. détection d’obstacles ou de fin de course
• E05F 15/57 - Mécanismes pour battants mus par une force motrice utilisant des actionneurs à pression de fluide pour battants à coulissement vertical