Patents
US 8662436 B2: Apparatus for adjusting the payout of tether from a reel assembly
- Granted
- 2014-03-04
- Filed
- 2010-12-23 application 12977292
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for selectively adjusting the maximum payout of a tether from a reel assembly. The maximum payout can be selected by the user via a dial indicator on the end of the apparatus. By rotating the dial, an internal pawl is positioned relative to an associated ring gear. The ring gear includes a cut-out about its peripheral edge. The shaft of the reel assembly is rotatably interconnected to the ring gear via a series of gear reductions. After a predetermined about of tether has been paid out, the pawl encounters the cut-out about the ring gear. This, in turn, causes the pawl to engage the reel shaft to prevent further rotation. The maximum payout is determined by the initial spacing between the pawl and the cut-out.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140304.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Life Support Systems Inc. 30 patents | US company or organization | Davenport, IA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian DeMenezes | Belleair Bluffs, FL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Don Blackman | Bradenton, FL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Ford | Sanford, FL | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Marc Jung | Indian Shores, FL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Justin Robinson | Madison, FL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin Holler | Belleair, FL | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joel Harshbarger | Bradenton, FL | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R22/34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65H | Handling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables | B65H75/4428 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B64D | Equipment for fitting in or to aircraft; flight suits; parachutes; arrangement or mounting of power plants or propulsion transmissions in aircraft | B64D25/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-02 | Release of security interest Partial release of security interest in intellectual property | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SECURITY AGENT signed 2021-06-01 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 56461/689 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-02 | Release of security interest Partial release of security interest in intellectual property | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SECURITY AGENT signed 2021-06-01 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 56461/677 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-06-15 | Security interest Security interest Second lien us intellectual property security agreement | CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. signed 2020-06-12 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 52945/653 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-06-15 | Security interest Security interest First lien us intellectual property security agreement | CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. signed 2020-06-12 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 52945/547 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-08-22 | Name change Change of name | CARLETON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS INC. signed 2019-04-02 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 50139/423 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-11-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CONAX FLORIDA CORPORATION signed 2013-09-03 | CARLETON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 31647/265 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-03-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BLACKMAN, DON signed 2011-01-20 HARSHBARGER, JOEL signed 2011-01-21 JUNG, MARC signed 2011-01-24 ROBINSON, JUSTIN signed 2011-01-25 DEMENEZES, BRIAN signed 2011-01-26 FORD, BRIAN signed 2011-01-27 HOLLER, KEVIN signed 2011-01-27 | CONAX FLORIDA CORPORATION ST. PETERSBURG, FL | 25910/153 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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