Patents by Inventor James Michael Schaff

James Michael Schaff 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: 6991082
    Abstract: A ball panel for use in a load handling system such as an aircraft cargo hold comprises a top skin having at least one raised support. The ball panel also comprises a corrugation and a bottom skin. The top skin is supported by the corrugation, which has a plurality of side walls, flanges and folded ends. The raised support can be an annular ring, having a ramp between the top skin and a ball transfer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Lyle Olson, James Michael Schaff, Wesley Keith Stegmiller
  • Patent number: 6112428
    Abstract: A solar powered air drying system which maintains a dry atmosphere inside a sealed volume. The system uses electricity produced by a solar panel to regenerate daily a desiccant. The desiccant drys the air in a sealed volume which includes the waveguide run and antenna for a Radio Frequency target. The system comprises a solar powered air dryer which operates in conjunction with the natural diurnal temperature cycle. During morning hours, the air volume in the sealed volume is heated by naturally increasing daytime temperatures and the sun and expands, forcing air out of the sealed volume into the solar powered air dryer. The forced air then travels through a desiccant column which includes the desiccant prior to being vented into the environment. Simultaneously, the solar panel provides electrical current to an electric heater which heats the desiccant driving off its stored water. The forced air from the sealed volume then carries the desiccant's moisture with it into the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: James Michael Schaff