Patents by Inventor Armin Zonak

Armin Zonak 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).

  • Patent number: 6658984
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing anti-mine protection for an armored vehicle, the apparatus comprising a concave floor plate (1) that provides both a sufficient ground clearance (3) and a clear distance (14) between the floor plate and spring bars or support arms mounted above the floor plate. The floor plate (11) is fixedly connected on the sides to the housing or hull side wall (8, 8′) and the side flange plate (4) secured to the housing side wall, such that respective angled regions of the housing side wall (6) and of the flange plates (9) surround the top and bottom of the floor plate (1) and rest flat against it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Armin Zonak
  • Publication number: 20030010189
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing anti-mine protection for an armored vehicle, the apparatus comprising a concave floor plate (1) that provides both a sufficient ground clearance (3) and a clear distance (14) between the floor plate and spring bars or support arms mounted above the floor plate. The floor plate (11) is fixedly connected on the sides to the housing or hull side wall (8, 8′)and the side flange plate (4) secured to the housing side wall, such that respective angled regions of the housing side wall (6) and of the flange plates (9) surround the top and bottom of the floor plate (1) and rest flat against it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Armin Zonak
  • Patent number: 6260465
    Abstract: A tracked vehicle has a driven track suspension on each side of the hull, whereby the track suspension and the hull are connected by means of a vibration damping material. The track suspension is mounted on a U-shaped bridge element with lateral track supports with the use of a connecting floor plate, whereby each of the track supports is equipped with an electric drive motor as a track drive. The hull is suspended in the bridge element by means of vibration damping elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Mak System Gesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Armin Zonak, Ralf Böttcher
  • Patent number: 4446772
    Abstract: A large-bore twin-weapon system for combat vehicles, wherein the weapons are arranged in the proximity of the longitudinal side on the combat vehicle. The weapons are supported at the two ends of a horizontal carrier arranged therebetween unilaterally and rotatable independent of one another. The carrier is connected to the combat vehicle on three pivots. Two pivots define an axis of rotation for pivoting the carrier and the third pivot is formed as lifting means for the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: MaK Maschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Eggers, Armin Zonak