Patents by Inventor Brian Hansen

Brian Hansen 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: 12441561
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for introducing a roll container into a roll container loading station, in particular for filling the roll container with sorted packages in a logistics centre, wherein the roll container is, for example, a forwarding container or an intermediate container, wherein the arrangement has a transport system for transporting roll containers, wherein the transport system connects a receiving location for empty roll containers to the roll container loading station, wherein the transport system has an end position for roll containers transported with the transport system in a loading position of the roll container in the interior of the roll container loading station, and the arrangement has a sensor system with which, in the loading position of the roll container in the interior of the roll container loading station, at least one relative position between the roll container and at least one reference point in the interior of the roll container loading station is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: BEUMER GROUP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Nils Neumann, Jan Josef Jesper, Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20250171255
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for introducing a roll container into a roll container loading station, in particular for filling the roll container with sorted packages in a logistics centre, wherein the roll container is, for example, a forwarding container or an intermediate container, wherein the arrangement has a transport system for transporting roll containers, wherein the transport system connects a receiving location for empty roll containers to the roll container loading station, wherein the transport system has an end position for roll containers transported with the transport system in a loading position of the roll container in the interior of the roll container loading station, and the arrangement has a sensor system with which, in the loading position of the roll container in the interior of the roll container loading station, at least one relative position between the roll container and at least one reference point in the interior of the roll container loading station is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Nils NEUMANN, Jan Josef JESPER, Brian HANSEN
  • Publication number: 20250151865
    Abstract: A cargo carrying device is disclosed including a substantially rectangular bottom panel, a substantially rectangular front panel, a substantially rectangular back panel, substantially rectangular first and second side panels. The front panel, the back panel, and the first and second side panels are each connected to the bottom panel. A polyhedron cargo compartment is formed between the front panel, the back panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the bottom panel. Packages and/or other items may be loaded into the cargo compartment for transport. The cargo carrying device has at least one rigid handle for carrying. At least one support strap is connected to the first side panel, the bottom panel, and the second side panel. The support strap is also connected to the rigid handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Hansen, Kris Hansen
  • Patent number: 12121884
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for improved high pressure processing of parts and materials with fast cycle time, clean operation, and easy to change pressure vessels. Applications include but are not limited to pressure vessels for critical point drying of MEMS or SEM samples, parts cleaning, supercritical fluid extraction, and aerogel processing. In a specific embodiment, the pressure vessel can operate near or above the critical pressure and temperature of a fluid in the pressure vessel for parts processing. This includes critical point drying of MEMS or SEM samples in an easy to use processing pressure chamber system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Inventor: Brian Hansen
  • Patent number: 11801352
    Abstract: Inhaled medications present a great opportunity for controlled drug delivery for self medicated patients. With this invention most medicinal aerosol generators have the potential for much more controlled dosage and monitoring of doses to the patient than current inhaled medication systems. The pressurized metered dose inhaler has especially great potential for controlled drug delivery being that the aerosol drug formulation is in a permanently sealed container that can use a digital program controlled electromechanical valve on a metered dose inhaler to control drug dose and time of release. An electromechanical inhaler valve actuator can also provide dose control, monitoring, breath activation timing and other important features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20220346856
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods, components and systems configured to determine a location of a source of cardiac arrhythmia in a patient's heart. In some embodiments, to determine a source location, electrogram signals are acquired from a region of the patients' heart using a first set of electrodes; and then a pre-trained artificial intelligence (AI) model is applied to predict the location of the cardiac arrhythmia source by using the signals. Importantly, pre-training of the AI model comprises acquiring electrogram signals from explanted human hearts, the signals are generated by a second set of electrodes assembled into an electrode array that covers at least a part of the explanted human heart, and acquiring co-registered functional and/or structural imaging data in the part of the explanted human heart covered with the electrode array, wherein the functional and/or structural imaging data provide location of at least one source of cardiac arrhythmia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Vadim Valerievich FEDOROV, Brian HANSEN, Alexander Markovich ZOLOTAREV, Dmitry Vladimirovich DYLOV, Ekaterina Alekseevna IVANOVA, Maxim Valerievich FEDOROV
  • Patent number: 10843651
    Abstract: A monument mounted airbag system for arresting passenger movement during a sudden acceleration/deceleration event of a moving vehicle includes an airbag assembly including at least one airbag on a first portion of a monument structure, the airbag assembly having a housing at least partially defined by a space between an external member and the monument structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SCHROTH SAFETY PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Mark Edward Deevey, Bryant Earl Williams, Stephen Bryant Adkins, Ahad M. Zadeh, Brian Hansen
  • Patent number: 10654563
    Abstract: A method for operating a landing gear. The method includes extending an actuator to apply a force to a crank link of a toggle lock mechanism causing a mechanical unlocking of a second lock link from a fully extended position, retracting the actuator to rotate the toggle lock mechanism about a toggle lock pivot axis of a first lock link, causing rotation of the second lock link that is rotatably coupled to the first lock link so that the second lock link folds relative to the first lock link in a second rotation direction, and a toggle link of the toggle lock mechanism rotates relative to the second lock link, in the first rotation direction opposite the second rotation direction, to rotate the second lock link to a fully retracted position of the second lock link relative to the first lock link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mitchell Mellor, Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20190351158
    Abstract: Inhaled medications present a great opportunity for controlled drug delivery for self medicated patients. With this invention most medicinal aerosol generators have the potential for much more controlled dosage and monitoring of doses to the patient than current inhaled medication systems. The pressurized metered dose inhaler has especially great potential for controlled drug delivery being that the aerosol drug formulation is in a permanently sealed container that can use a digital program controlled electromechanical valve on a metered dose inhaler to control drug dose and time of release. An electromechanical inhaler valve actuator can also provide dose control, monitoring, breath activation timing and other important features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20190331300
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for improved high pressure processing of parts and materials with fast cycle time, clean operation, and easy to change pressure vessels. Applications include but are not limited to pressure vessels for critical point drying of MEMS or SEM samples, parts cleaning, supercritical fluid extraction, and aerogel processing. In a specific embodiment, the pressure vessel can operate near or above the critical pressure and temperature of a fluid in the pressure vessel for parts processing. This includes critical point drying of MEMS or SEM samples in an easy to use processing pressure chamber system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20190217946
    Abstract: A method for operating a landing gear. The method includes extending an actuator to apply a force to a crank link of a toggle lock mechanism causing a mechanical unlocking of a second lock link from a fully extended position, retracting the actuator to rotate the toggle lock mechanism about a toggle lock pivot axis of a first lock link, causing rotation of the second lock link that is rotatably coupled to the first lock link so that the second lock link folds relative to the first lock link in a second rotation direction, and a toggle link of the toggle lock mechanism rotates relative to the second lock link, in the first rotation direction opposite the second rotation direction, to rotate the second lock link to a fully retracted position of the second lock link relative to the first lock link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Mitchell Mellor, Brian Hansen
  • Patent number: 10293920
    Abstract: A landing gear lock assembly includes a first lock link, and a second lock link, a first end of the second lock link being rotatably coupled to the second end of the first lock link so that the first and second lock links unfold relative to each other in a first rotation direction. A toggle lock mechanism has a crank link and a toggle link rotatably coupled to each other, the toggle link being rotatably coupled to the second lock link, and the crank link being rotatably coupled to the first lock link so that the toggle link rotates relative to the second lock link, in a direction opposite the first rotation direction, to rotate the second lock link to a fully extended position relative to the first lock link. Rotation of the toggle link mechanically locks the second lock link in the fully extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mitchell Mellor, Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20190118753
    Abstract: A monument mounted airbag system for arresting passenger movement during a sudden acceleration/deceleration event of a moving vehicle includes an airbag assembly including at least one airbag on a first portion of a monument structure, the airbag assembly having a housing at least partially defined by a space between an external member and the monument structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Edward Deevey, Bryant Earl Williams, Stephen Bryant Adkins, Ahad M. Zadeh, Brian Hansen
  • Patent number: 10186816
    Abstract: A bracket and associated components provides a means to securely install one or more connectors within a dropped ceiling. The bracket can be mounted to a drop wire or threaded rod within a ceiling space, thereby suspending the bracket and associated connectors within the ceiling space. One or more connectors coupled to a cable can be directly installed on the bracket via port windows cut into the bracket. Alternatively, a surface mount box containing connectors can be mounted on the bracket to yield a protected, strain-resistant connector installation within the ceiling space. The bracket and associated components can be made of plenum-rated materials, making the mounting solution suitable for installations within plenum spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Seger, Bryan Hudgens, Mark E. Dearing, Ronald E. Shackelford, Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20180065733
    Abstract: A landing gear lock assembly includes a first lock link, and a second lock link, a first end of the second lock link being rotatably coupled to the second end of the first lock link so that the first and second lock links unfold relative to each other in a first rotation direction. A toggle lock mechanism has a crank link and a toggle link rotatably coupled to each other, the toggle link being rotatably coupled to the second lock link, and the crank link being rotatably coupled to the first lock link so that the toggle link rotates relative to the second lock link, in a direction opposite the first rotation direction, to rotate the second lock link to a fully extended position relative to the first lock link. Rotation of the toggle link mechanically locks the second lock link in the fully extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mitchell Mellor, Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20180006410
    Abstract: A bracket and associated components provides a means to securely install one or more connectors within a dropped ceiling. The bracket can be mounted to a drop wire or threaded rod within a ceiling space, thereby suspending the bracket and associated connectors within the ceiling space. One or more connectors coupled to a cable can be directly installed on the bracket via port windows cut into the bracket. Alternatively, a surface mount box containing connectors can be mounted on the bracket to yield a protected, strain-resistant connector installation within the ceiling space. The bracket and associated components can be made of plenum-rated materials, making the mounting solution suitable for installations within plenum spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: John L. Seger, Bryan Hudgens, Mark E. Dearing, Ronald E. Shackelford, Brian Hansen
  • Patent number: 9821913
    Abstract: A monument mounted airbag system includes an airbag assembly including at least an airbag mounted directly forward of a passenger, and configured to deploy away from the passenger along an intercepting course with a predetermined path of travel of the passenger. Additionally, the airbag may be configured to substantially conform to a monument disposed in proximity thereto, and may include side support, lower support, and active vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Schroth Safety Products LLC
    Inventors: Mark Edward Deevey, Bryant Earl Williams, Stephen Bryant Adkins, Ahad M. Zadeh, Brian Hansen
  • Patent number: 9793659
    Abstract: A bracket and associated components provides a means to securely install one or more connectors within a dropped ceiling. The bracket can be mounted to a drop wire or threaded rod within a ceiling space, thereby suspending the bracket and associated connectors within the ceiling space. One or more connectors coupled to a cable can be directly installed on the bracket via port windows cut into the bracket. Alternatively, a surface mount box containing connectors can be mounted on the bracket to yield a protected, strain-resistant connector installation within the ceiling space. The bracket and associated components can be made of plenum-rated materials, making the mounting solution suitable for installations within plenum spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: John L. Seger, Bryan Hudgens, Mark E. Dearing, Ronald E. Shackelford, Brian Hansen
  • Publication number: 20170063000
    Abstract: A bracket and associated components provides a means to securely install one or more connectors within a dropped ceiling. The bracket can be mounted to a drop wire or threaded rod within a ceiling space, thereby suspending the bracket and associated connectors within the ceiling space. One or more connectors coupled to a cable can be directly installed on the bracket via port windows cut into the bracket. Alternatively, a surface mount box containing connectors can be mounted on the bracket to yield a protected, strain-resistant connector installation within the ceiling space. The bracket and associated components can be made of plenum-rated materials, making the mounting solution suitable for installations within plenum spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: John L. Seger, Bryan Hudgens, Mark E. Dearing, Ronald E. Shackelford, Brian Hansen
  • Patent number: 8640427
    Abstract: A door includes a first panel having a plurality of stiffeners thereon; a second panel facing the first panel, the second panel having a plurality of stiffeners thereon facing the stiffeners on the first panel; a first baffle between the first panel and the second panel, the first baffle having a plurality of openings of a first size; and a second baffle adjacent to the first baffle and between the first panel and the second panel, the second baffle having a plurality of openings of a second size different than the first size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Door Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Briggs, Jr., Charles J. Kiley, Brian Hansen, Melissa Bishop, Thomas Popow, Mario Moreno