Patents by Inventor Armin Mertens

Armin Mertens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Basic frame arranged on the carrying chassis of a truck
    Patent number: 5192102
    Abstract: A basic frame which may be arranged on the carrying chassis of a truck is provided. The basic frame, which is not described in detail, has a hollow beam and struts with supports at their ends that slide in the hollow beam. When the struts are extended the supports may be lowered to the ground so that military equipment such as a rocket launcher or signaling devices mounted on the basic frame, may project to the side without the truck being likely to topple over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignees: MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Aktiengesellschaft, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Armin Mertens, Peter Hinze, Rudolf Ebert, Herbert Grach
  • Means connecting a commercial vehicle axle with the chassis
    Patent number: 5087022
    Abstract: An elastic coupling system to increase the permissible axle loading of a commercial vehicle without increasing the space needed for the main spring and without changing the road holding properties when the vehicle is traveling empty. A spring and a shock absorber are arranged in a common housing coaxially. This spring and shock absorber unit may be in combination with further springs or shock absorbers for connecting the axle with the chassis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: MAN Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Rieck, Ingo Scholly, Armin Mertens