Patents by Inventor John M. Poche

John M. Poche 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: 4193217
    Abstract: A pivotable bucket comprising a built-in housing containing a rotatable earth moving mechanism secured to an elbow-type power boom of an excavator or vehicle having hydraulic power thereon. The earth moving mechanism is adapted to dig earth both in a horizontal and lateral direction and to force the diggings out of the upper side of the bucket in a continuous controlled flow. The earth moving mechanism is activated by the power plant of a carrier vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1980
    Inventor: John M. Poche
  • Patent number: 3951093
    Abstract: This invention of an amphibious air track vehicle consists of five major assemblies. There are two equally spaced and parallel floatable elongated bodies each of which is encompassed by a belt having a plurality of extended space, parallel and laterally disposed floatable cleats; and drive sprockets which rotate the belts about the elongated bodies. Rotation apparatus for the belts is contained within each body; and a plurality of buoyant wheels each having low pressure tires thereon; and secondly wheels being mounted end to end on a single axis to form a floatable box-like wheel unit, there being two separate boxlike wheel units, one at each end of the vehicle and positioned laterally between each of the floatable elongated bodies; and lastly, a body structure that forms a top deck, rectangular in form, that extends over top of both the two floatable elongated bodies and their belts and the two box-like wheel units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1976
    Inventor: John M. Poche