Patents by Inventor Troy Joseph Herberholz
Troy Joseph Herberholz 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).
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Publication number: 20240140605Abstract: A system for repositioning rails in a cargo bay of an aircraft. The system includes a base configured to be coupled to a structure in the cargo bay and having a first side and a second side. The system further includes a cradle for receiving a rail for restricting movement of a unit load device (ULD) in at least one direction, the cradle configured to position the rail between a first position and a second position in which the rail is closer to the second side of the base than when the rail is in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan Pfau, Troy Joseph Herberholz
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Patent number: 11897629Abstract: A system for repositioning rails in a cargo bay of an aircraft. The system includes a base configured to be coupled to a structure in the cargo bay and having a first side and a second side. The system further includes a cradle for receiving a rail for restricting movement of a unit load device (ULD) in at least one direction, the cradle configured to position the rail between a first position and a second position in which the rail is closer to the second side of the base than when the rail is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan Pfau, Troy Joseph Herberholz
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Patent number: 11505319Abstract: A restraint assembly includes a fitting base, a bushing, and a restraint roller disk, according to various embodiments. The fitting base includes a fitting lower surface and a fitting upper surface that is angled relative to the fitting lower surface, according to various embodiments. The fitting base may be configured to be coupled, via an anchor, to a rail upper surface of a guide rail of the cargo system. In various embodiments, the bushing is configured to be disposed about the anchor. In various embodiments, the restraint roller disk includes a roller upper surface and a roller lower surface, wherein the restraint roller disk is configured to be rotatably coupled about the bushing and the roller lower surface is configured to engage the fitting upper surface of the fitting base.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis
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Publication number: 20210179266Abstract: A system for repositioning rails in a cargo bay of an aircraft. The system includes a base configured to be coupled to a structure in the cargo bay and having a first side and a second side. The system further includes a cradle for receiving a rail for restricting movement of a unit load device (ULD) in at least one direction, the cradle configured to position the rail between a first position and a second position in which the rail is closer to the second side of the base than when the rail is in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan Pfau, Troy Joseph Herberholz
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Publication number: 20200148361Abstract: A restraint assembly includes a fitting base, a bushing, and a restraint roller disk, according to various embodiments. The fitting base includes a fitting lower surface and a fitting upper surface that is angled relative to the fitting lower surface, according to various embodiments. The fitting base may be configured to be coupled, via an anchor, to a rail upper surface of a guide rail of the cargo system. In various embodiments, the bushing is configured to be disposed about the anchor. In various embodiments, the restraint roller disk includes a roller upper surface and a roller lower surface, wherein the restraint roller disk is configured to be rotatably coupled about the bushing and the roller lower surface is configured to engage the fitting upper surface of the fitting base.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis
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Patent number: 10562628Abstract: A restraint assembly includes a fitting base, a bushing, and a restraint roller disk, according to various embodiments. The fitting base includes a fitting lower surface and a fitting upper surface that is angled relative to the fitting lower surface, according to various embodiments. The fitting base may be configured to be coupled, via an anchor, to a rail upper surface of a guide rail of the cargo system. In various embodiments, the bushing is configured to be disposed about the anchor. In various embodiments, the restraint roller disk includes a roller upper surface and a roller lower surface, wherein the restraint roller disk is configured to be rotatably coupled about the bushing and the roller lower surface is configured to engage the fitting upper surface of the fitting base.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis
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Publication number: 20180186455Abstract: A restraint assembly includes a fitting base, a bushing, and a restraint roller disk, according to various embodiments. The fitting base includes a fitting lower surface and a fitting upper surface that is angled relative to the fitting lower surface, according to various embodiments. The fitting base may be configured to be coupled, via an anchor, to a rail upper surface of a guide rail of the cargo system. In various embodiments, the bushing is configured to be disposed about the anchor. In various embodiments, the restraint roller disk includes a roller upper surface and a roller lower surface, wherein the restraint roller disk is configured to be rotatably coupled about the bushing and the roller lower surface is configured to engage the fitting upper surface of the fitting base.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis
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Patent number: 9932113Abstract: A restraint assembly includes a fitting base, a bushing, and a restraint roller disk, according to various embodiments. The fitting base includes a fitting lower surface and a fitting upper surface that is angled relative to the fitting lower surface, according to various embodiments. The fitting base may be configured to be coupled, via an anchor, to a rail upper surface of a guide rail of the cargo system. In various embodiments, the bushing is configured to be disposed about the anchor. In various embodiments, the restraint roller disk includes a roller upper surface and a roller lower surface, wherein the restraint roller disk is configured to be rotatably coupled about the bushing and the roller lower surface is configured to engage the fitting upper surface of the fitting base.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis