JAMES STERLING WELLS, JR
Pilots at Crocus Ave, Santa Ana, CA

6817578, Nov 16, 2004

Apr 28, 2003

10/425147

Anibal J. Garcia - Chino CA
James S. Wells - Fountain Valley CA
Myles A. Rohrlick - San Diego CA
John B. Simmons - Corona CA

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B64D 900

2441371, 2441181, 410 77

A single transportation platform system capable of interfacing with standardized ISO containers, PLS truck-and-trailer systems, HSVs Fast Sealift Ships, and cargo aircrafts 463L rail and pallet locking systems. The system can be handled by a LHS equipped vehicle as a joined platform or separated into individual pallets and handled like a 463L pallet. The platform provides a pallet system that eliminates the need for a married pallet system to be used in the process of loading and supporting loads normally transported on standard CROPs when being transported on a cargo aircraft. The platform can be positioned directly on the roller assembly of a loading ramp of a cargo aircraft, such as a C-17 by a LHS equipped vehicle, so as to facilitate loading and unloading from the aircraft without the need for large cranes or K-loaders. The platform also permits combat offloads to be performed.

6427947, Aug 6, 2002

Sep 7, 2000

09/656486

Myles A. Rohrlick - Oceanside CA
Anibal J. Garcia - Chino CA
Richard Joseph Almassy - Cypress CA
James Sterling Wells - Fountain Valley CA

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B64D 900

2441371, 2441181, 410 77

A pallet interface system for supporting a Container Roll in/Out Platform (CROP), flatrack or ISO container within an aircraft, such as a C-17 aircraft. The interface system includes two independent, identical interface pallets which are coupled together by flexible cables. The cables have lengths which enable the two interface pallets to be spaced apart a precise distance so as to be able to support a CROP, flatrack or ISO container. The interface pallets are of small enough dimensions and weight such that same can be manipulated by one or more individuals, thereby obviating the need for a crane to be employed to lift the load onto the pallets before the loading process can begin. Each pallet has a plurality of ISO locking assemblies which allow a CROP, flatrack or ISO container to be locked thereto. Each pallet also has a 463L cargo system edge structure which permits it to be locked to the rails within the C-17 aircraft. The pallet interface system also enables combat offloads and permits cargo supporting platforms to be transported to small, austere airfields where cranes and other large material handling equipment are not available.

5649414, Jul 22, 1997

Jun 21, 1996

8/667793

Blaine K. Rawdon - Rancho Palos Verdes CA
James S. Wells - Fountain Valley CA
Myles A. Rohrlick - Oceanside CA

McDonnell Douglas Corp. - Huntington Beach CA

D02G 322, D02G 326

57201

A utility loop includes a loop of fiber which forms the loop core. The loop of fiber is made from a thread wrapped into a plurality of loops. The two loose ends of the thread can then optionally be tied together to form the loop of fiber. The outer loop cover of the utility loop is a tube of braided material, which surrounds loop of fiber. The tube of braided material has a tube axis running along a length of the tube of braided material. The tube of braided material includes a relatively small number of relatively large-diameter monofilament fibers, which are braided together in a tubular form. All of the relatively large-diameter mono-filament fibers are oriented to form acute angles with the tube axis. The two loose ends of the tube of braided material are connected together to form the utility loop. Specifically, a first opposing end of the tube of braided material is slipped over a second opposing end of the tube of braided material to thereby form an overlap.

2003002, Jan 30, 2003

Jul 25, 2001

09/912902

James Wells - Fountain Valley CA, US

B65F009/00

414/340000

A flatrack for supporting and transporting cargo on a cargo aircraft (air), within an ISO container (sea), and on a PLS truck system (land) without the need of a crane or K-loader is provided. The flatrack includes a main body portion and a pair of longitudinally extending planar surfaces extending along an underside of the main body portion. The pair of longitudinally extending planar surfaces are sufficiently spaced apart so as to roll along a plurality of rollers positioned within the cargo aircraft. The pair of longitudinally extending planar surfaces further includes a retaining flange engageable with a pair of retaining rails also positioned within the cargo aircraft to permit air transport. A plurality of cargo restraint connectors are coupled to the main body portion of the flatrack so as to permit connection with a standard cargo securing system within an ISO container to permit sea transport. A PLS rail mounting system is also provided that extends along the underside of the main body portion. The PLS rail mounting system is sized to engage the PLS retaining system of the PLS truck system to permit land transport on a single flatrack. A teeter roller assembly is optionally provided on the end of the cargo door of the aircraft to permit combat offloads of the flatrack of the present invention.

8006935, Aug 30, 2011

Mar 6, 2007

11/682480

James S. Wells - Fountain Valley CA, US
Anibal J. Garcia - Chino CA, US
Myles A. Rohrlick - San Diego CA, US
John B. Simmons - Corona CA, US
Thomas K. Reiner - Sherman Oaks CA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B64D 9/00

2441371, 2441181, 410 74

A cargo handling system and method employing a plurality of slide units and tracks. The tracks are mounted in or on a floor of a cargo area of a mobile platform, and also on a ramp of the mobile platform. The slide units slide within the tracks and enable container roll in, roll out platforms (CROPs) and 1077 flatracks to be slidably moved into and out from the cargo area. The slide units are arranged at the four corners of each CROP or 1077 flatrack and can be positively locked to a CROP or 1077 flatrack by a standard ISO twist lock assembly. The slide units eliminate the need for a K-loader and a crane to be present at the site where loading or unloading is to occur. Instead, suitable vehicles such a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTTs), which are more readily transported to remote cites, can be used to assist in slidably loading and offloading CROPs and 1077 flatracks.

7673889, Mar 9, 2010

Oct 18, 2005

11/252702

James S. Wells - Fountain Valley CA, US
Anibal J. Garcia - Chino CA, US
Myles A. Rohrlick - San Diego CA, US
John B. Simmons - Corona CA, US
Benjamin A. Harber - Costa Mesa CA, US
Thomas K. Reiner - Sherman Oaks CA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B62B 1/00, B60P 1/16, B60P 1/28

280 7911, 280 793, 280 33995, 280 33996, 280 33997, 187244, 414467, 414572

An apparatus for transporting and handling a cargo platform is provided. The apparatus includes a frame having a cradle beam that receives the cargo platform. The cradle beam supports a lower surface of the cargo platform. The apparatus further includes a locking mechanism operably associated with the cradle beam and actuates to securely fasten the cargo platform to the frame when the cargo platform is rested upon the cradle beam. The apparatus also includes a plurality of wheel assemblies for wheeling the frame along a ground surface.

2012008, Apr 12, 2012

Oct 8, 2010

12/901325

Steven R. Kent - Downey CA, US
James S. Wells - Fountain Valley CA, US
John E. Kuhn - Huntington Beach CA, US

THE BOEING COMPANY - Chicago IL

B23P 19/04, F16K 15/00

137 1501, 137535

A rapid response self-closing pressure equalization vent employs a frame supported in a compartment divider and a movable vent portion having a periphery sealingly engaging the frame in a closed position. Multiple resilient extension elements are attached to the frame and engage the movable vent portion for even displacement around a periphery of the movable vent portion relative to the frame to an open position responsive to a pressure differential on the movable vent portion. The resilient extension elements retract upon equalization of the pressure differential to reseat the movable vent portion in the frame.

7507061, Mar 24, 2009

Nov 9, 2005

11/270356

James S. Wells - Fountain Valley CA, US
Anibal J. Garcia - Chino CA, US
Myles A. Rohrlick - San Diego CA, US
John B. Simmons - Corona CA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B60P 7/06

410 46

A pallet system for loading and supporting cargo is provided. The pallet system includes a cargo pallet having an upper surface, a lower surface along with a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinal sides having forklift slots generally formed between the upper and lower surfaces, and a pair of oppositely disposed ends generally interconnecting said upper surface and said lower surface. A plurality of drop-down rails is configured to convert the lower surface from a flat bottom to a non-planar bottom. A plurality of extendable rails is used to extend a width of the cargo pallet. A locking mechanism enables the cargo pallet to be coupled to another cargo pallet. A collapsible bale arm assembly can be removed from the cargo pallet when the cargo pallet is stored.