Patents by Inventor Jason Ronald McKinney

Jason Ronald McKinney 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).

  • Pivotal gangway having container spotting system
    Patent number: 11108937
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end. A cage assembly is connected to the distal end of the gangway. The apparatus further comprises a container spotting system including a camera mounted such that its field of view will show a hatch cover of a container when the hatch cover is in a predetermined location. Video electronics are in electrical communication with the camera. The container spotting system further includes a display device in electrical communication with the video electronics, the display device being operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera. The camera may comprise an outdoor dome camera mounted to an underside of the gangway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Safe Rack LLC
    Inventors: Jason Ronald McKinney, Jeff W. Reichert
  • PIVOTAL GANGWAY HAVING CONTAINER SPOTTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200014826
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end. A cage assembly is connected to the distal end of the gangway. The apparatus further comprises a container spotting system including a camera mounted such that its field of view will show a hatch cover of a container when the hatch cover is in a predetermined location. Video electronics are in electrical communication with the camera. The container spotting system further includes a display device in electrical communication with the video electronics, the display device being operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera. The camera may comprise an outdoor dome camera mounted to an underside of the gangway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jason Ronald McKinney, Jeff W. Reichert
  • Pivotal gangway having container spotting system
    Patent number: 10469716
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end. A cage assembly is connected to the distal end of the gangway. The apparatus further comprises a container spotting system including a camera mounted such that its field of view will show a hatch cover of a container when the hatch cover is in a predetermined location. Video electronics are in electrical communication with the camera. The container spotting system further includes a display device in electrical communication with the video electronics, the display device being operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera. The camera may comprise an outdoor dome camera mounted to an underside of the gangway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Safe Rack LLC
    Inventors: Jason Ronald McKinney, Jeff W. Reichert
  • PIVOTAL GANGWAY HAVING CONTAINER SPOTTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180176427
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end. A cage assembly is connected to the distal end of the gangway. The apparatus further comprises a container spotting system including a camera mounted such that its field of view will show a hatch cover of a container when the hatch cover is in a predetermined location. Video electronics are in electrical communication with the camera. The container spotting system further includes a display device in electrical communication with the video electronics, the display device being operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera. The camera may comprise an outdoor dome camera mounted to an underside of the gangway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Ronald McKinney, Jeff W. Reichert