Patents by Inventor Chad Fitzpatrick

Chad Fitzpatrick 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).

  • Unit load device shipment loading system for mixed shipments
    Patent number: 9790039
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shipment loading system for loading shipments into an unit load device, comprising a conveyer, a platform and a cargo space for placing the unit load device on a static rack, whereby the conveyer is provided on a ground floor and tiltable across its longitudinal axis, the conveyer comprises an extendo extending the conveyer along the longitudinal extension of the conveyer, the extendo is movable between a retracted position and an extracted position, in the extracted position the extendo faces the cargo space, the platform is movable between a first position and a second position along the longitudinal extension of the conveyer, in the first position the platform faces the cargo space and at least in one of the first and second positions the platform is arranged between the ground floor and the conveyer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Jason Laib, Daniel Schlake, Dean Terrell, Andrew Willis, Chad Fitzpatrick
  • UNIT LOAD DEVICE SHIPMENT LOADING SYSTEM FOR MIXED SHIPMENTS
    Publication number: 20150078868
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shipment loading system for loading shipments into an unit load device, comprising a conveyer, a platform and a cargo space for placing the unit load device on a static rack, whereby the conveyer is provided on a ground floor and tiltable across its longitudinal axis, the conveyer comprises an extendo extending the conveyer along the longitudinal extension of the conveyer, the extendo is movable between a retracted position and an extracted position, in the extracted position the extendo faces the cargo space, the platform is movable between a first position and a second position along the longitudinal extension of the conveyer, in the first position the platform faces the cargo space and at least in one of the first and second positions the platform is arranged between the ground floor and the conveyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Jason Laib, Daniel Schlake, Dean Terrell, Andrew Willis, Chad Fitzpatrick