221 |
Railway station platform enhancement |
US16161588 |
2018-10-16 |
US10933891B2 |
2021-03-02 |
Aaron K. Baughman; Christian Eggenberger; Debra Scott; Christoph Dietsche |
Intelligent railway station platform enhancement includes acquiring contextual information informing of a context in which movement of passengers through an area of a railway station is to occur. The area includes railway station platforms spaced apart by track(s). A decision model is applied to the acquired contextual information, and a determining is made whether to temporarily bridge together platforms using a bridge component between edges of the platforms. The bridging extends across track(s) to provide a route for passengers to traverse the track(s) and move between the platforms. The temporarily bridging is then initiated if it is determined to bridge the platforms together in this manner. |
222 |
Canopy of a passenger boarding bridge |
US16604250 |
2018-04-06 |
US10697137B2 |
2020-06-30 |
Manuel Hernández Espina; Jose Ramón Busto Fernández; Antonio Murias Bermejo; Jose Fermín Vigil Fernández |
A canopy for a passenger boarding bridge, includes a fixed frame, a flexible frame configured to align to a fuselage of a plane or a ship, a bellow roof clamped between the fixed frame and the flexible frame, and a suspension system. The suspension system includes a first cylinder actuator, and a second cylinder actuator, wherein the first cylinder actuator is configured to provide a pushing force in a first pushing direction and the second cylinder actuator is configured to provide a pushing force in a second pushing direction, wherein the first cylinder actuator and the second cylinder actuator are connected in series and the first pushing direction is opposite to the second pushing direction. |
223 |
Apparatus for converting motion |
US14916907 |
2014-08-28 |
US10253854B2 |
2019-04-09 |
David Martyn |
An assembly for converting motion comprises a first arm rotatable about a first fixed pivot; a second arm rotatable about a second fixed pivot spaced apart from the first fixed pivot. A third arm pivotably connects to the second arm. A fourth arm pivotably connects to the first arm. A first connecting arm extends between the first arm and the third arm, the first connecting arm pivotably connected to the first arm and pivotably connected to the third arm. A second connecting arm extends between the first arm and the second arm, the second connecting arm pivotably connected to the first arm disposed and pivotably connected to the second arm. The third arm connects to a first position on a component to be moved relative to the first and second fixed pivots and the fourth arm connects at a second position thereon to a second position on the component. |
224 |
Gangway having position locking assembly |
US15217320 |
2016-07-22 |
US10253464B2 |
2019-04-09 |
John Rutledge Lawson; James Pearce Daniel, III |
A gangway comprises a fixed platform and a support structure. The support structure is connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform. A releasable position locking assembly inhibits rotation of the support structure in a raising direction. |
225 |
Apparatus for converting motion |
US14916872 |
2014-08-29 |
US10234003B2 |
2019-03-19 |
David Martyn |
An assembly for converting motion comprises a first arm rotatable about a first fixed pivot; a second arm rotatable about a second fixed pivot, the second fixed pivot spaced apart from the first fixed pivot; a third arm pivotably connected to the second arm; a fourth arm pivotably connected at a first position thereon to the first arm and pivotably connected at a second position thereon spaced apart from the first position thereon to the third arm; a connecting arm extending between the first arm and the second arm, the connecting arm pivotably connected to the first arm and pivotably connected to the second arm; and a support arm pivotably connected to the fourth arm. |
226 |
Coupling module for forming an interface between the cabin of a passenger bridge and an airplane |
US15795603 |
2017-10-27 |
US10131448B2 |
2018-11-20 |
Heinz Schuster |
A coupling module forms an interface between a cabin of a passenger bridge and an aircraft. The coupling module has a projecting roof and a floor arrangement overspanned by the projecting roof. The floor arrangement is pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis relative to the cabin. At least the floor arrangement and the projecting roof have a common pivot axis that is arranged in or beneath the floor arrangement, with the floor arrangement at least indirectly and substantially supporting the projecting roof. |
227 |
Deck structure |
US15015678 |
2016-02-04 |
US10017230B1 |
2018-07-10 |
Lucas Diserio |
The subject invention relates to a method for affixing two or more structures to be used in connection with a floating dock, stationary dock, gang plank, swim platform, or the like. The subject invention more specifically discloses a deck structure which is comprised of one or more sections which are adapted to be interconnected, wherein said sections are comprised of a frame, and a deck, wherein the frame is comprised of a first box-channel on a first side of the frame, a second box-channel on the second side of the frame, and at least two self-squaring cross braces, wherein the self-squaring cross braces are attached to both the first side and the second side of the frame, and wherein the deck is attached to the top side of the frame. |
228 |
COUPLING MODULE FOR FORMING AN INTERFACE BETWEEN THE CABIN OF A PASSENGER BRIDGE AND AN AIRPLANE |
US15795603 |
2017-10-27 |
US20180118373A1 |
2018-05-03 |
Heinz Schuster |
A coupling module forms an interface between a cabin of a passenger bridge and an aircraft. The coupling module has a projecting roof and a floor arrangement overspanned by the projecting roof. The floor arrangement is pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis relative to the cabin. At least the floor arrangement and the projecting roof have a common pivot axis that is arranged in or beneath the floor arrangement, with the floor arrangement at least indirectly and substantially supporting the projecting roof. |
229 |
Device to transfer personnel and materials to and from a land site and use thereof |
US15037744 |
2014-11-20 |
US09777446B2 |
2017-10-03 |
Asbjørn Nes |
A floating device for transfer of personnel and material to and from the shore, where the device is divided into sections that are mutually brought together by articulated couplings to form an extended, continuous path for the transfer of said personnel and material, as the sections are set up to be reset between a parked, folded position and an extended, using position. The device is characterized by a first section (10) that comprises mutually separated hull sections (14, 16) that are connected via a deck (12) where the other sections (20, 30) in the device are set up to be parked in under the deck (12) between the hull parts (14, 16) of the first section (10), and also that the device comprises means to securely couple the other sections (20, 30) to the first section (10) up under the deck, as the hull parts can be ballasted to be able to raise and lower the first section (10) with regard to the other sections (20, 30). |
230 |
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR ROTUNDA OF BOARDING BRIDGE |
US15503518 |
2015-04-14 |
US20170240297A1 |
2017-08-24 |
Dong Soo Kim; Seung Sang Cho; Gi Young Do; Kwang Ho Yang; Yon Sang Cho; Hyung Sik Kim |
A height adjustment device for a rotunda can comprise: an outer column which fixes a rotunda and ascends and descends; an inner column which is connected to the outer column; a vertical screw which is placed on the lower end of the rotunda; a nut which is interlocked in correspondence to the outside diameter of the vertical screw; and rails which are provided on one side of the outer column or the inner column and are formed in correspondence to each other so as to assist the ascent and descent of the outer column. |
231 |
Device for slanting floors in passenger bridges |
US14405254 |
2014-03-14 |
US09637876B2 |
2017-05-02 |
Per Thelander |
Device at inclined floors in passenger bridges for connection between a terminal building and a ship or an aircraft, includes two or more consecutive walking tunnels adjustable to be inclined in relation to the horizontal plane, and which include horizontal resting planes, wherein the floor of the walking tunnel extends out from a floor portion constituting the resting plane in opposite directions from the resting plane. A first short end of the respective floor of the walking tunnel is pivotally fixed to the floor portion, constituting the resting plane, the other short end of the respective floor rests on a sliding or rolling surface arranged so that the floor can move lengthwise relative to the sliding or rolling surface. The floor portion forming the resting plane is arranged to be pivoted about a horizontal axis via an electric actuator or hydraulic cylinder, whereby the resting planes assume a horizontal position. |
232 |
GANGWAY HAVING POSITION LOCKING ASSEMBLY |
US15217320 |
2016-07-22 |
US20170030034A1 |
2017-02-02 |
John Rutledge Lawson; James Pearce Daniel, III |
A gangway comprises a fixed platform and a support structure. The support structure is connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform. A releasable position locking assembly inhibits rotation of the support structure in a raising direction. |
233 |
Method for positioning an access or loading assembly against the fuselage of an aircraft |
US15097794 |
2016-04-13 |
US09555900B2 |
2017-01-31 |
Lothar Scharf; Rolf Herwig; Holger Jaap; Ernst Tabel; Thorsten Schroeder |
A method for positioning an access or loading assembly against the fuselage of an aircraft during the loading or unloading process, in which at least two multichannel scanners are oriented toward the aircraft fuselage and disposed above one another at a distance from each other, each with several light emitting units and at least one detector. First, a reference position is determined by using the scanners, then a current position of the aircraft fuselage relative to the access or loading assembly is determined at determined time intervals by the multichannel scanners. The current position is compared with the reference position to determine a deviation. In case of a deviation between the two positions, a signal is transmitted to the control system of the positioning drive for realigning the access or loading assembly and reducing the deviation. |
234 |
Ferry bridge |
US13806653 |
2011-06-22 |
US09458582B2 |
2016-10-04 |
Paul Poirier; Timothée Paulin; Xavier De Champs |
A ferry bridge having two sets of posts anchored on either side of a thoroughfare, support at height a deck over which a carriage moves, wherein a pod is suspended from said carriage for providing the transport of vehicles and passengers between two ferry docks on either side of said thoroughfare, the platform of said pod being divided into a central area dedicated to the transport of vehicles and two side areas dedicated to the transport of passengers. the entrances to the passenger transport areas are arranged on the outer lateral sides of the pod relative to the axis of movement (A) of the pod. The entrances to the vehicle transport area are arranged on the sides opposite said lateral sides, and the ferry docks for the pod comprise a means for separating the vehicles and the passengers into two streams directed toward the specific entrances thereof, respectively. |
235 |
Aircraft gate parking and servicing method |
US14329498 |
2014-07-11 |
US09340303B2 |
2016-05-17 |
Joseph J. Cox; Jan Vana; Rodney T. Cox; Isaiah W. Cox |
An improved aircraft gate parking and servicing method is provided, wherein an aircraft is maneuvered into an airport terminal gate and parked in an optimum orientation at an angle that facilitates maximum access to aircraft front and rear doors. Boarding bridges are designed to facilitate connection to doors located rear of an aircraft wing without extending over the aircraft wing to maximize efficiency of passenger transfer. Passenger transfer and servicing of the aircraft may occur concurrently before the aircraft is maneuvered out of its optimum orientation in the parking space and driven to a takeoff runway for departure. Required safety margins are maintained at all times during aircraft maneuvers into and out of the optimum parking orientation. Stairs may be provided to simultaneously access aircraft doors not connected to boarding bridges. In a preferred embodiment, aircraft are moved to an optimum parking location by engines-off electric taxi systems. |
236 |
Pre-Fabricated Modular Boat Dock Assembly |
US14161317 |
2014-01-22 |
US20150204033A1 |
2015-07-23 |
Jack Allen Poff |
An assembly for budding a pre-fabricated modular boat dock structure is disclosed. The assembly is designed to be modular so it can be fabricated in a shop environment and then installed by assembling it on site. The assembly is further designed to enable the individual component modules to be powder coated prior to installation so that the pre-fabricated modular boat dock will be rust resistant and have a much longer expected lifespan than a custom boat dock which is built on site would have. The pre-fabricated modular boat dock structure has a pleasing aesthetic appearance after having been powder coated and is useful in extending the life of a boat dock structure used to shelter boats stored immediately adjacent to a body of water. |
237 |
Mobile loading dock with slot-engaging member |
US13903200 |
2013-05-28 |
US08869332B1 |
2014-10-28 |
Grant Leum |
A mobile loading dock including a planar ramp member having a lower end terminating in a lower edge and an upper end including an upper edge, the lower edge having a slot substantially parallel to the length of the ramp member for engagement with a slot-engaging member. The slot-engaging member is connectable to a fork truck having a fork-engaging sleeve for positioning of the ramp member. |
238 |
Dual bridge aircraft passenger boarding ramp assembly and method |
US14198743 |
2014-03-06 |
US08806690B1 |
2014-08-19 |
William Floyd Keith; Christa Keith |
A ramp assembly for deplaning passengers from and boarding passengers on an airplane includes a level deck, at least one bridge connector assembly carried by the level deck and at least one floating upper bridge carried by the at least one bridge connector assembly. The at least one bridge connector assembly facilitates horizontal pivoting movement, vertical pivoting movement and side-to-side movement of the at least one floating upper bridge relative to the level deck. A passenger deplaning and boarding method is also disclosed. |
239 |
Portable ramp assembly |
US13679097 |
2012-11-16 |
US08695140B1 |
2014-04-15 |
John G. Zyadet |
A ramp assembly includes a ramp, a landing, a side railing, and a corner railing, and a bridge mounted to and extending from the landing. The ramp is pivotably and releasably coupled to the landing for configuration of the ramp assembly between an operational condition and a storage condition. In the operational condition, the ramp assembly is placed on the road proximate to a sidewalk curb, the ramp is coupled to the landing, the side railing is coupled to the ramp, the corner railing is coupled to the landing, and the bridge extends outwardly from the landing, in a direction transverse to the ramp, and onto the curb to form a continuous walking surface between the road and the sidewalk. In the storage condition, the ramp, landing, side railing, and corner railing are decoupled from each other and stored. |
240 |
Articulating cage |
US13212163 |
2011-08-17 |
US08561239B2 |
2013-10-22 |
Robert W. Honeycutt; Charles F. Harmon; James P. Daniel |
An articulating cage configured to raise and lower with respect to a fixed structure. The articulating cage comprises support structures affixed to the fixed structure and that include one or more springs. The articulating cage includes lifting arms that are pivotally connected to the support structures at one end and to a cage portion at the other end. A load chain connects to the springs at one end and to the lifting arm at the other near to the location where the lifting arm connects to the cage portion. |