US Patent Issued to Carrier on June 17 for "System and apparatus for detecting restrained unit load device using floor latch sensor" (Singaporean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,810, issued on June 17, was assigned to Carrier Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"System and apparatus for detecting restrained unit load device using floor latch sensor" was invented by Shaw Ping Lee (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A unit load device (ULD) for aircraft cargo loading, the ULD including a container having a cargo portion and a ledge extending from the cargo portion. The ledge is configured to interface with a floor latch. A first latch sensor is disposed on the ledge. The first latch sensor is configured to detect a closed latch contact. A controller is electrically connected to the first sensor, and is con...