Patents by Inventor Eric Ulrich

Eric Ulrich 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).

  • Patent number: 11738938
    Abstract: A louvered sidewall cargo container assembly for reducing crosswind exposure includes a cargo container, which is substantially cuboid shaped and comprises a pair of sidewalls, a front, a back, a bottom, and a roof. Each sidewall comprises a plurality of louvers. An actuator is engaged to the cargo container and is operationally engaged to each of the plurality of louvers. The actuator is positioned to selectively motivate each of the louvers between a first position a second position. In the first position, the louver is substantially perpendicular to the bottom and each of the plurality of louvers is in a closed configuration. In the second position, the louver is transverse or parallel to the bottom, extends into the cargo container, and each of the pluralities of louvers is in an open configuration. In the open configuration, the pluralities of louvers allow passage of a crosswind through the cargo container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Eric Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20230057333
    Abstract: A louvered sidewall cargo container assembly for reducing crosswind exposure includes a cargo container, which is substantially cuboid shaped and comprises a pair of sidewalls, a front, a back, a bottom, and a roof. Each sidewall comprises a plurality of louvers. An actuator is engaged to the cargo container and is operationally engaged to each of the plurality of louvers. The actuator is positioned to selectively motivate each of the louvers between a first position a second position. In the first position, the louver is substantially perpendicular to the bottom and each of the plurality of louvers is in a closed configuration. In the second position, the louver is transverse or parallel to the bottom, extends into the cargo container, and each of the pluralities of louvers is in an open configuration. In the open configuration, the pluralities of louvers allow passage of a crosswind through the cargo container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: Eric Ulrich
  • Patent number: D1019432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Daniel Fields, Alfred Charles Jones, II, Kevin David Page, Alexander Charles Granieri, Johan Ulrich Lewin Jessen, David Timothy Milton