Patents by Inventor Ryan C. Ring

Ryan C. Ring 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).

  • WIRELESS EMERGENCY STOP SYSTEM FOR CARGO APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240300747
    Abstract: A cargo handling system includes a wireless cargo emergency stop system, a power relay communicatively coupled to the wireless cargo emergency stop system, and a power drive unit communicatively coupled to the power relay and the wireless cargo emergency stop system. Power to the power drive unit is removed in response to an emergency stop activated via the wireless cargo emergency stop system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Setterstrom, Scott P. Harms, Michael Reich, Ryan C. Ring, Daniel Tweten, Eduardo Vinado
  • WIRELESS TRACKING AND RANGING FOR CARGO SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230266432
    Abstract: A cargo handling system may utilize a leaky feeder antenna grid to determine the location of a ULD, a mobile cargo controller, or both within a cargo compartment. This location determination may be used for any appropriate purpose. For instance, the noted location determinations may be used to alert an operator of an approaching ULD, to terminate motion of an approaching ULD, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: RYAN C. RING, Kevin L. Setterstrom, Scott P Harms
  • Wireless tracking and ranging for cargo systems
    Patent number: 11675043
    Abstract: A cargo handling system may utilize a leaky feeder antenna grid to determine the location of a ULD, a mobile cargo controller, or both within a cargo compartment. This location determination may be used for any appropriate purpose. For instance, the noted location determinations may be used to alert an operator of an approaching ULD, to terminate motion of an approaching ULD, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan C. Ring, Kevin L. Setterstrom, Scott P. Harms
  • WIRELESS TRACKING AND RANGING FOR CARGO SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230168337
    Abstract: A cargo handling system may utilize a leaky feeder antenna grid to determine the location of a ULD, a mobile cargo controller, or both within a cargo compartment. This location determination may be used for any appropriate purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: RYAN C. RING, KEVIN L. SETTERSTROM, SCOTT P. HARMS