Patents by Inventor Odd Harald Steep Eriksen

Odd Harald Steep Eriksen 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 health and usage monitoring system and components thereof
    Patent number: 9016665
    Abstract: Health and usage monitoring systems for aircraft hoist systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a health and usage monitoring system comprises a capacitive load cell and a processing unit for communication with the capacitive load cell, the capacitive load cell comprising a load receiving surface and a capacitive assembly coupled to the load receiving surface, the capacitive assembly comprising parallel electrically conductive plates separated by a reversibly deformable spacer construction wherein the parallel plates comprise aligned apertures providing a passageway through the capacitive assembly for the hoist system cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Chuang-Chia Lin, Alan Leingang, Dave Lopes, Dennis Robertson, Christopher M Sanden, Odd Harald Steep Eriksen, Brian Snyder
  • Hoist Health And Usage Monitoring System And Components Thereof
    Publication number: 20140070153
    Abstract: Health and usage monitoring systems for aircraft hoist systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a health and usage monitoring system comprises a capacitive load cell and a processing unit for communication with the capacitive load cell, the capacitive load cell comprising a load receiving surface and a capacitive assembly coupled to the load receiving surface, the capacitive assembly comprising parallel electrically conductive plates separated by a reversibly deformable spacer construction wherein the parallel plates comprise aligned apertures providing a passageway through the capacitive assembly for the hoist system cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Chuang-Chia Lin, Alan Leingang, Dave Lopes, Dennis Robertson, Christopher M. Sanden, Odd Harald Steep Eriksen, Brian Snyder