Beacon® BRAND PATENTS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Continuous Development of New Technology

The Beacon® brand development has resulted in many patents being awarded with a focus in the material handling industry with dedicated efforts for different applications. This world class effort has often included the specialized and custom design of projects ranging in many different industries.

Beacon® continues its research and development efforts with a patent list of property entrance and exit notification inventory control, loading dock automation, loading dock lights, vehicle restraints, dock boards, railway platforms, materials handling machine, pallet dispenser, pallet unloading machine, pallet loader, compression device, dockboard, dock ramp and pallet loading machine.

Beacon®'s dedication to new areas of technology and its continuous engagement in the research and development of new products and integration design with efforts resulting in the development of cutting edge technology. In fact, Beacon®'s research efforts have resulted in the grant of a number of United States patents covering a wide range of new products and applications. The Beacon® brand has been in the development of patents since the 1950's. The patent table below is one indication of Beacon®'s long term success at generating new technology and innovations for research and development.

Patent Number	Title	Country	PDF
Patent 7333016	PROPERTY ENTRANCE AND EXIT NOTIFICATION, INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM	USA
Patent 6812849	LOADING DOCK TRAFFIC AUTOMATION	USA
Patent 7101064	LOADING DOCK LIGHT	USA
Patent 6652114	BRACKET FOR LOADING DOCK TRAFFIC SIGNAL	USA
Patent 5388947	MANUALLY CONTROLLED VEHICLE RESTRAINT APPARATUS WITH A COUNTERBALANCE	USA
Patent 2689965	EXTENSIBLE ADJUSTABLE DOCKBOARD	USA
Patent 2709410	MOBILE LOADING BOARDS FOR RAILWAY PLATFORMS AND THE LIKE	USA
Patent 2791793	DOOR SNUBBER	USA
Patent 2792950	PALLET STACKING MACHINE	USA
Patent 2811240	MATERIALS HANDLING MACHINE	USA
Patent 2858043	PALLET DISPENSER	USA
Patent 2944702	PALLET UNLOADING MACHINE	USA
Patent 2947405	PATTERN DETERMINING APPARATUS FOR PALLET LOADER	USA
Patent 3000295	COMPRESSION DEVICE	USA
Patent 3031701	MECHANICAL DOCKBOARD	USA
Patent 3204270	DOCK RAMP	USA
Patent 3403697	SAFETY VALVE	USA
Patent 3844422	PALLET LOADING MACHINE	USA
Patent 0513091	EXTENSIBLE ADJUSTABLE DOCK BOARD	CANADA
Patent 0518707	MOBILE LOADING BOARDS FOR RAILWAY PLATFORMS AND THE LIKE	CANADA
Patent 0557890	MOBILE LOADING BOARDS FOR RAILWAY PLATFORMS AND THE LIKE	CANADA
Patent 0650091	MECHANICAL DOCKBOARD	CANADA
Patent 0658747	PALLET DISPENSERS	CANADA
Patent 0658762	PALLET LOADING MACHINES	CANADA
Patent 0684661	PALLET UNLOADING MACHINE	CANADA