Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Shepherd

Christopher D. Shepherd 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).

  • BLUNT HELMET APPLIQUÉ
    Publication number: 20240044618
    Abstract: A helmet includes a ballistic helmet shell with an accessory mount, a helmet appliqué, and a removable panel. The helmet appliqué has a rigid outer shell and an energy absorbing layer. At least one of the rigid outer shell and the energy absorbing layer are attached to the ballistic helmet shell. The removable panel is configured to attach to at least one of the rigid outer shell, the energy absorbing layer, the ballistic helmet shell, and the accessory mount. The removable panel covers the accessory mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Ron Szalkowski, Shahid Abdul-Muaimin, Bryan Stephen Javorek, Ryan Doris, Christopher D. Shepherd, Wesley Mahindra Taylor
  • Natural rubber skim block in asphalt compositions and non-asphalt solvent-based coatings
    Patent number: 11261331
    Abstract: A skim block composition includes a carrier mixed with a skim block addition, the skim block addition including from 0 to less than 100 wt % synthetic polymer, and from greater than 0 to 100% skim block. This provides productive use for the typical waste product skim block, which is the neutralized and coagulated product of skim latex formed during the production of natural rubber latex concentrate by centrifugation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Corrie Maccoll North America
    Inventors: Rodney G. Armstrong, III, Christopher D. Shepherd, Tom Marsh
  • NATURAL RUBBER SKIM BLOCK IN ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS AND NON-ASPHALT SOLVENT-BASED COATINGS
    Publication number: 20210147687
    Abstract: A skim block composition includes a carrier mixed with a skim block addition, the skim block addition including from 0 to less than 100 wt % synthetic polymer, and from greater than 0 to 100% skim block. This provides productive use for the typical waste product skim block, which is the neutralized and coagulated product of skim latex formed during the production of natural rubber latex concentrate by centrifugation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Rodney G. Armstrong, III, Christopher D. Shepherd, Tom Marsh