Patents by Inventor Daniel Roger Gilhuys

Daniel Roger Gilhuys 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).

  • Overrideable vertical restraint for cargo handling systems
    Patent number: 6450744
    Abstract: A cargo restraint system for retaining a cargo pallet. The cargo restraint system comprising a frame having a receiving channel and a pallet latching member. The pallet latching member is rotatably coupled at a first end to the frame for pivotal movement between a stowed position and a retaining position. The latch member includes a pair of camming surfaces that are engageable with the cargo pallet during an overriding movement of the cargo pallet, which forces the pallet latching member into the stowed position. The pallet latching member has an overall maximum width that is less than a width of the receiving channel of the frame to eliminate any wing-like feature and minimize the potential for damage to the pallet latching member caused by inadvertent snagging of the pallet latching member by the cargo pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Gilhuys, Rosario Simon Saggio, Karlton Kazumi Okamoto
  • OVERRIDEABLE VERTICAL RESTRAINT FOR CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20020119022
    Abstract: A cargo restraint system for retaining a cargo pallet. The cargo restraint system comprising a frame having a receiving channel and a pallet latching member. The pallet latching member is rotatably coupled at a first end to the frame for pivotal movement between a stowed position and a retaining position. The latch member includes a pair of camming surfaces that are engageable with the cargo pallet during an overriding movement of the cargo pallet, which forces the pallet latching member into the stowed position. The pallet latching member has an overall maximum width that is less than a width of the receiving channel of the frame to eliminate any wing-like feature and minimize the potential for damage to the pallet latching member caused by inadvertent snagging of the pallet latching member by the cargo pallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Gilhuys, Rosario Simon Saggio, Karlton Kazumi Okamoto