Patents by Inventor LaDell E. Papacek

LaDell E. Papacek 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).

  • Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support
    Patent number: 8066459
    Abstract: A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at least one caster panel mounted on one side of the cargo hold and across the centerline from a side door of the aircraft, and a plurality of mechanical restraints mounted on a floor of the cargo hold on either side of the centerline and outside the wingbox area. The first and second centerline end restraints each have at least one retractable lockhead configured and dimensioned to engage an end of a pallet. The at least one caster panel includes at least one retractable guide formed at a first end thereof, and at least one retractable guide formed along a first side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Schulze, Gregory A. Brekken, LaDell E. Papacek
  • Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support
    Patent number: 8066458
    Abstract: A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at least one caster panel mounted on one side of the cargo hold and across the centerline from a side door of the aircraft, and a plurality of mechanical restraints mounted on a floor of the cargo hold on either side of the centerline and outside the wingbox area. The first and second centerline end restraints each have at least one retractable lockhead configured and dimensioned to engage an end of a pallet. The at least one caster panel includes at least one retractable guide formed at a first end thereof, and at least one retractable guide formed along a first side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Schulze, Gregory A. Brekken, LaDell E. Papacek
  • Air Cargo Centerline Restraint System Having Restraints Mounted Over Floor Joists Outside the Wingbox Area for Lateral Support
    Publication number: 20110150594
    Abstract: A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at least one caster panel mounted on one side of the cargo hold and across the centerline from a side door of the aircraft, and a plurality of mechanical restraints mounted on a floor of the cargo hold on either side of the centerline and outside the wingbox area. The first and second centerline end restraints each have at least one retractable lockhead configured and dimensioned to engage an end of a pallet. The at least one caster panel includes at least one retractable guide formed at a first end thereof, and at least one retractable guide formed along a first side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Schulze, Gregory A. Brekken, LaDell E. Papacek
  • Air Cargo Centerline Restraint System Having Restraints Mounted Over Floor Joists Outside the Wingbox Area for Lateral Support
    Publication number: 20110146045
    Abstract: A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at least one caster panel mounted on one side of the cargo hold and across the centerline from a side door of the aircraft, and a plurality of mechanical restraints mounted on a floor of the cargo hold on either side of the centerline and outside the wingbox area. The first and second centerline end restraints each have at least one retractable lockhead configured and dimensioned to engage an end of a pallet. The at least one caster panel includes at least one retractable guide formed at a first end thereof, and at least one retractable guide formed along a first side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Schulze, Gregory A. Brekken, LaDell E. Papacek
  • Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support
    Patent number: 7922431
    Abstract: A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at least one caster panel mounted on one side of the cargo hold and across the centerline from a side door of the aircraft, and a plurality of mechanical restraints mounted on a floor of the cargo hold on either side of the centerline and outside the wingbox area. The first and second centerline end restraints each have at least one retractable lockhead configured and dimensioned to engage an end of a pallet. The at least one caster panel includes at least one retractable guide formed at a first end thereof, and at least one retractable guide formed along a first side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Schulze, Gregory A. Brekken, LaDell E. Papacek
  • AIR CARGO CENTERLINE RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAVING RESTRAINTS MOUNTED OVER FLOOR JOISTS OUTSIDE THE WINGBOX AREA FOR LATERAL SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20090324356
    Abstract: A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at least one caster panel mounted on one side of the cargo hold and across the centerline from a side door of the aircraft, and a plurality of mechanical restraints mounted on a floor of the cargo hold on either side of the centerline and outside the wingbox area. The first and second centerline end restraints each have at least one retractable lockhead configured and dimensioned to engage an end of a pallet. The at least one caster panel includes at least one retractable guide formed at a first end thereof, and at least one retractable guide formed along a first side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Schulze, Gregory A. Brekken, LaDell E. Papacek