Patents by Inventor Robert A. Goertz

Robert A. Goertz 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).

  • Container inspection system
    Patent number: 7324921
    Abstract: The container inspection system operates globally at container handling facilities around the world and includes at least one transport apparatus located at a container handling facility having a spreader or other framework for connecting and handling cargo containers of all shapes and sizes. The transport apparatus is in communication with a computer network including several computing devices that provide to the transport apparatus comparison data including load models, load signatures, weight profile, and sensory limits related to a particular container. Sensors can be located on the spreader, inside the container, and invasively through the container and provide scanned characteristic data that is compared to the comparison data to determine a pass status or a fail status for the container. Ancillary data and authority input may be provided to the system by outside sources, such as other inspection systems and governmental entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: RFTrax Inc.
    Inventors: Byron M. Sugahara, Avrum A. Freelund, Hal B. Haygood, Robert A. Goertz, John Chester, Stephen W. Poole, Robert B. Stout, Jr.
  • CONTAINER INSPECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070276619
    Abstract: The container inspection system operates globally at container handling facilities around the world and includes at least one transport apparatus located at a container handling facility having a spreader or other framework for connecting and handling cargo containers of all shapes and sizes. The transport apparatus is in communication with a computer network including several computing devices that provide to the transport apparatus comparison data including load models, load signatures, weight profile, and sensory limits related to a particular container. Sensors can be located on the spreader, inside the container, and invasively through the container and provide scanned characteristic data that is compared to the comparison data to determine a pass status or a fail status for the container. Ancillary data and authority input may be provided to the system by outside sources, such as other inspection systems and governmental entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Great American Lines, Inc.
    Inventors: Byron Sugahara, Avrum Freelund, Hal Haygood, Robert Goertz, John Chester, Stephen Poole, Robert Stout