Patents by Inventor Gregory Alan Kauffman

Gregory Alan Kauffman 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: 11904753
    Abstract: A deck system for cargo compartment may including one or more of the following features: a first deck; a second deck, where at least one of the first deck and the second deck divide the cargo compartment into an upper sub-compartment and a lower sub-compartment; and an actuator that is mechanically coupled to the second deck, where operation of the actuator causes at least a portion of the second deck to move vertically relative to the first deck within the cargo compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ANCRA INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Kauffman, Jerome Thomas Jones, Matthew James Rommel
  • Publication number: 20230134593
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for restraining cargo in a cargo compartment. In one embodiment, the system comprises a bracket having a main plate segment. At least one adapter is coupled to the bracket and dimensioned to be releasably secured to a location within the cargo compartment. A hook is disposed along a portion of the bracket, the hook comprising a receiving space formed between a rear segment, an end segment and a front segment. A portion of cargo is dimensioned to be placed within a portion of the receiving space. The system may include a locking member, wherein the portion of cargo is capable of being inserted into the receiving space when the locking member is in an open state, and wherein the portion of cargo is restrained from forward, rearward and lateral movement in the cargo compartment when the locking member is in a closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Ancra International LLC, Wabash National, L.P.
    Inventors: Howard Thomas Knox, Gregory Alan Kauffman, Aaron Michael Smith, James Juhyeon Song, Michael Robert Stimler
  • Publication number: 20220400849
    Abstract: A motorized horizontal support system may include first and second vertical tracks that are configured to be installed upon opposing walls of a cargo compartment; first and second brackets that each slide along the respective first and second vertical tracks; a horizontal support disposed between and fixed with respect to the first and second brackets, where the horizontal support includes a first inner passageway extending along a length of the horizontal support; a first balance cable extending through the first inner passageway of the horizontal support; a motor operatively engaged with the second bracket, where operation of the motor may cause the first and second brackets to slide upwardly or downwardly along the respective first and second vertical tracks; and a controller with user input capability that may selectively control the operation of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Ancra International LLC
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Williams, Jerome Thomas Jones, Gregory Alan Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20220297587
    Abstract: A deck system for cargo compartment may including one or more of the following features: a first deck; a second deck, where at least one of the first deck and the second deck divide the cargo compartment into an upper sub-compartment and a lower sub-compartment; and an actuator that is mechanically coupled to the second deck, where operation of the actuator causes at least a portion of the second deck to move vertically relative to the first deck within the cargo compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Ancra International LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Kauffman, Jerome Thomas Jones, Matthew James Rommel
  • Publication number: 20200276929
    Abstract: A plate for supporting and securing a track to adjacent first and second vertical logistics posts may be configured such that the plate is capable of being secured to adjacent first and second vertical logistics posts while leaving first and second slots of the respective adjacent first and second vertical logistics posts that are in line with a third section of the plate open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Ancra International LLC
    Inventors: H. Thomas Knox, Gregory Alan Kauffman
  • Patent number: 10518822
    Abstract: A wall system for a cargo container is provided. The wall system includes a plurality of panels that are configured to be fixed to logistics posts in a cargo compartment. Each panel includes a central portion and right and left end portions that are disposed on respective outboard sides of the central portion, the central portion includes a planar wall surface, the right and left end portions each include a planar wall surface. The central portion comprises two or more recessed portions that extend inwardly from the planar wall surface to define an elongate void that is configured to receive an elongate track therein, such that an outer surface of the elongate track, when disposed within the recessed portion, is co-planar with the planar wall surface of the central portion or disposed within the recessed portion and recessed behind the planar wall surface of the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Ancra International LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20180201330
    Abstract: A wall system for a cargo container is provided. The wall system includes a plurality of panels that are configured to be fixed to logistics posts in a cargo compartment. Each panel includes a central portion and right and left end portions that are disposed on respective outboard sides of the central portion, the central portion includes a planar wall surface, the right and left end portions each include a planar wall surface. The central portion comprises two or more recessed portions that extend inwardly from the planar wall surface to define an elongate void that is configured to receive an elongate track therein, such that an outer surface of the elongate track, when disposed within the recessed portion, is co-planar with the planar wall surface of the central portion or disposed within the recessed portion and recessed behind the planar wall surface of the central portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Ancra International LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Kauffman
  • Patent number: 9944334
    Abstract: A wall system for a cargo container is provided. The wall system includes a plurality of panels that are configured to be fixed to logistics posts in a cargo compartment. Each panel includes a central portion and right and left end portions that are disposed on respective outboard sides of the central portion, the central portion includes a planar wall surface, the right and left end portions each include a planar wall surface. The central portion comprises two or more recessed portions that extend inwardly from the planar wall surface to define an elongate void that is configured to receive an elongate track therein, such that an outer surface of the elongate track, when disposed within the recessed portion, is co-planar with the planar wall surface of the central portion or disposed within the recessed portion and recessed behind the planar wall surface of the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Ancra International LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Kauffman