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).

  • Publication number: 20240140605
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Pfau, Troy Joseph Herberholz
  • Patent number: 11897629
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Pfau, Troy Joseph Herberholz
  • Patent number: 11505319
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis
  • Publication number: 20210179266
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Pfau, Troy Joseph Herberholz
  • Publication number: 20200148361
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis
  • Patent number: 10562628
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis
  • Publication number: 20180186455
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis
  • Patent number: 9932113
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wallace Harold Larson, Troy Joseph Herberholz, Ryan Pfau, Brian Landis