Patents by Inventor James D. Rydberg

James D. Rydberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20150114577
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a cargo vehicle. The cargo vehicle includes a cargo compartment, which in turn is defined by a floor, a plurality of adjoining walls extending upwardly from the floor, and a ceiling attached to an upper end of the plurality of adjoining walls, wherein the walls, floor and ceiling cooperate to form the cargo compartment and a first vertical opening having a width defined by first and second sides for accessing the interior of the cargo compartment. The vehicle further includes a first segmented retractable door proximate the first vertical opening of the cargo compartment. The first door is displaceable from a first vertically-oriented closed position in which the door covers the first vertical opening to a second open position in which the door is substantially disposed below the first vertical opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: James D. Rydberg
  • Publication number: 20120267057
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a cargo vehicle. The cargo vehicle includes a cargo compartment, which in turn is defined by a floor, a plurality of adjoining walls extending upwardly from the floor, and a ceiling attached to an upper end of the plurality of adjoining walls, wherein the walls, floor and ceiling cooperate to form the cargo compartment and a first vertical opening having a width defined by first and second sides for accessing the interior of the cargo compartment. The vehicle further includes a first segmented retractable door proximate the first vertical opening of the cargo compartment. The first door is displaceable from a first vertically-oriented closed position in which the door covers the first vertical opening to a second open position in which the door is substantially disposed below the first vertical opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: James D. Rydberg
  • Patent number: 8201871
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a cargo vehicle. The cargo vehicle includes a cargo compartment, which in turn is defined by a floor, a plurality of adjoining walls extending upwardly from the floor, and a ceiling attached to an upper end of the plurality of adjoining walls, wherein the walls, floor and ceiling cooperate to form the cargo compartment and a first vertical opening having a width defined by first and second sides for accessing the interior of the cargo compartment. The vehicle further includes a first segmented retractable door proximate the first vertical opening of the cargo compartment. The first door is displaceable from a first vertically-oriented closed position in which the door covers the first vertical opening to a second open position in which the door is substantially disposed below the first vertical opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: James D. Rydberg
  • Publication number: 20100237653
    Abstract: The disclosure includes, among other things, a trailer including a base, a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, a cargo door displaceable between an open position and a closed position, a motorized spool, and a cable having a first end attached proximate the spool and a second end attached to the cargo door, wherein the door can be moved between the open position and the closed position by operating the motorized spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventor: James D. Rydberg