Patents by Inventor Charles Ralph Sandy

Charles Ralph Sandy 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).

  • Publication number: 20230002086
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for a mounting flange and bracket for a space habitat. The bracket system couples a bladder of a space habitat to a cylindrical core. The bracket system includes a soft goods layer configured to cover the bladder of the space habitat. The bracket system includes a mounting flange configured to couple at an end of the cylindrical core. The mounting flange includes a lip extending around the mounting flange. The bracket system includes a bracket configured to connect the soft goods layer to the mounting flange. The bracket has a first end and a second end. The first end includes a pin configured to couple to the soft goods layer. The second end includes a protrusion configured to latch to the lip of the mounting flange. In some variations, a cap is configured to be coupled to the outer side of the mounting flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Hickerson, Mariusz Erni Pecherzewski, Charles Ralph Sandy, Jeffrey Robert Valania, Grant Robert Woods
  • Publication number: 20220396379
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are described for a bracket fixture for securing a load to a soft goods layer in a space habitat. The bracket fixture includes a base having a plurality of sides, the plurality of sides having a pin parallel to its respective side, and an aperture between the pin and the respective side. The bracket fixture further includes a protrusion extending from the base, the protrusion including a fixture element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Grant Robert Woods, Jeffrey S. Hickerson, Charles Ralph Sandy
  • Patent number: 9453314
    Abstract: A novel design and construction method for the creation of a deployable flexible flood mitigation wall manufactured from textile and membrane materials. The flexible flood mitigation wall system comprises a textile/membrane wall and support posts configured to be movable between a stowed position and a deployed position and wherein, in the deployed position, the wall forms a leak-free barrier against flood water or other fluids. A series of posts that are manually deployed is used to support the fabric wall when hydrostatically challenged, and transfer loads to the ground. The wall is stored at the point of use in a surface box or trench box and keeps the loading from the flood water off the building, structure or equipment being protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: ILC DOVER LP
    Inventors: David Phillip Cadogan, Jonathan Michael Hinkle, Charles Ralph Sandy, Carl Frank Knoll, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160083918
    Abstract: A novel design and construction method for the creation of a deployable flexible flood mitigation wall manufactured from textile and membrane materials. The flexible flood mitigation wall system comprises a textile/membrane wall and support posts configured to be movable between a stowed position and a deployed position and wherein, in the deployed position, the wall forms a leak-free barrier against flood water or other fluids. A series of posts that are manually deployed is used to support the fabric wall when hydrostatically challenged, and transfer loads to the ground. The wall is stored at the point of use in a surface box or trench box and keeps the loading from the flood water off the building, structure or equipment being protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: David Phillip Cadogan, Jonathan Michael Hinkle, Charles Ralph Sandy, Carl Frank Knoll, JR.