Patents by Inventor Charles A Henkel

Charles A Henkel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Transport system
    Patent number: 11745814
    Abstract: A transport system for transporting a vehicle body at a manufacturing plant is provided. The transport system includes a guide rail attached to a floor of a trailer of a truck and includes a pair of elongated channels defining an elongated passage therebetween. The transport system further includes a carriage adapted to support the vehicle body and configured to facilitate a transfer of the vehicle body to the trailer. The carriage includes at least one guide pin configured to engage with the guide rail and adapted to be arranged inside the elongated passage. The at least one guide pin guides a movement of the carriage along the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Charles A Henkel, Tim A Wilson, Donald K Ingles, Karl Angerman
  • TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230001995
    Abstract: A transport system for transporting a vehicle body at a manufacturing plant is provided. The transport system includes a guide rail attached to a floor of a trailer of a truck and includes a pair of elongated channels defining an elongated passage therebetween. The transport system further includes a carriage adapted to support the vehicle body and configured to facilitate a transfer of the vehicle body to the trailer. The carriage includes at least one guide pin configured to engage with the guide rail and adapted to be arranged inside the elongated passage. The at least one guide pin guides a movement of the carriage along the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Charles A Henkel, Tim A Wilson, Donald K. Ingles, Karl Angerman