US 11,987,164 B2
Automated, wireless, cargo restraint tension control and monitoring system
Michael C. Rainone, Palestine, TX (US); Samuel A. Sackett, Frankston, TX (US); Adam C. Vance, Palestine, TX (US); Scotty J. Bammel, Palestine, TX (US); Thomas E. Crippen, Tyler, TX (US); and Brook Grisham, Palestine, TX (US)
Assigned to SMART SECUREMENT SYSTEMS, LLC, Athens, TX (US)
Filed by Michael C. Rainone, Palestine, TX (US); Samuel A. Sackett, Frankston, TX (US); Adam C. Vance, Palestine, TX (US); Scotty J. Bammel, Palestine, TX (US); Thomas E. Crippen, Tyler, TX (US); and Brook Grisham, Palestine, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/539,094.
Application 17/539,094 is a continuation of application No. 16/774,466, filed on Jan. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,208,027.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/797,938, filed on Jan. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080876 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B60P 7/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 7/0861 (2013.01) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60P 7/0807 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); G01L 1/00 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cargo restraint system comprising:
a body;
a connecting end, wherein the connecting end is coupled to a securing member which is used to restrain the cargo;
one or more load sensors coupled to the connecting end;
a controller coupled to the one or more load sensors, the controller configured to receive tension information from the one or more load sensors, wherein the controller comprises a transmitter capable of transmitting the tension information to a remote device;
a mounting end configured to be integrated into a vehicle, wherein the mounting end is connected to the body, opposite the connecting end; and
a motor, disposed in the body, coupled to the connecting end, wherein operation of the motor causes the connecting end to move toward the body or away from the body, and wherein during operation of the motor the mounting end remains at a fixed position with respect to the body.