Patents by Inventor Kate Ackerman

Kate Ackerman 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).

  • Hoist assembly and method of lifting
    Patent number: 10138097
    Abstract: A removable hoist assembly for lifting a load up and into a confined space in the form of a kit has a support structure releasably coupled to overhead structural beams in the confined space, a motor releasably coupled to the support structure above the support structure between the overhead structural beams, a hoist arm releasably coupled to the support structure to be rotatable and extendable with respect to the support structure, and a cable supported by the hoist arm. The cable has a free end positioned proximate a distal end of the hoist arm and configured to couple to the load and a terminal end coupled to the motor such that the cable extends and retracts with respect to the motor. The hoist arm support structure spreads the weight of the motor, hoist arm and the load across a plurality of the overhead structural beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jose L. Cisnero, Kenneth L. McElhaney, Robert W. Dost, Kate A. Ackerman, Anthony Todd Lefkowicz, Jarrod P. Ming, Phillip W. Rogen, Dale R. Tallyn, Andrew B. Mgebroff, Christopher J. Sanchez, Tracy M. Brown
  • HOIST ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF LIFTING
    Publication number: 20170129751
    Abstract: A removable hoist assembly for lifting a load up and into a confined space in the form of a kit has a support structure releasably coupled to overhead structural beams in the confined space, a motor releasably coupled to the support structure above the support structure between the overhead structural beams, a hoist arm releasably coupled to the support structure to be rotatable and extendible with respect to the support structure, and a cable supported by the hoist arm. The cable has a free end positioned proximate a distal end of the hoist arm and configured to couple to the load and a terminal end coupled to the motor such that the cable extends and retracts with respect to the motor. The hoist arm support structure spreads the weight of the motor, hoist arm and the load across a plurality of the overhead structural beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jose L. Cisnero, Kenneth L. McElhaney, Robert W. Dost, Kate A. Ackerman, Anthony Todd Lefkowicz, Jarrod P. Ming, Phillip W. Rogen, Dale R. Tallyn, Andrew B. Mgebroff, Christopher J. Sanchez, Tracy M. Brown
  • Stabilizing device and method for handheld measurement device
    Patent number: 7841230
    Abstract: A stabilizing device for a handheld measurement device. An illustrative embodiment of the stabilizing device includes a device harness adapted to receive the handheld measurement device and having a handle opening and a nose opening and at least one harness attachment device carried by the device harness. A method for taking surface measurements with a handheld measurement device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory J. Werner, Kate Ackerman
  • STABILIZING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDHELD MEASUREMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090120173
    Abstract: A stabilizing device for a handheld measurement device. An illustrative embodiment of the stabilizing device includes a device harness adapted to receive the handheld measurement device and having a handle opening and a nose opening and at least one harness attachment device carried by the device harness. A method for taking surface measurements with a handheld measurement device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Gregory J. Werner, Kate Ackerman