Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aerobridge providing multiple access points to aircraft vehicle
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Application No.: US16116022Application Date: 2018-08-29
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Publication No.: US10232956B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Dynamite K. Obinna
- Applicant: SkyGenex Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Daytona Beach
- Assignee: SkyGenex, Inc.
- Current Assignee: SkyGenex, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Daytona Beach
- Agency: Smith & Hopen, P.A.
- Agent Nicholas Pfeifer
- Main IPC: B64F1/305
- IPC: B64F1/305

Abstract:
An aerobridge and dual method of operation thereof that significantly reduces the turnaround time (time between routes) of an aircraft vehicle at a terminal gate. The aerobridge includes a cab rotunda, cab, and a bridge formed of a plurality of passageways and/or ramps. The passageways/ramps are telescopically received in a proximal-most passageway/ramp in a retracted position and are telescopically extended along the aircraft vehicle in an extended position. The aerobridge may further include a plurality of height-adjustable and/or retractable support mechanisms disposed in underlying relation to the bridge. The aerobridge can be mated with an aircraft vehicle using a shoot-out method or a swing method, thus accommodating different airports' configurations and limitations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190009927A1 AEROBRIDGE PROVIDING MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS TO AIRCRAFT VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2019-01-10
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