Patents by Inventor Matthew Guy Riddle

Matthew Guy Riddle 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).

  • Hull configuration of a modified tracked vehicle
    Patent number: 6173482
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a method of reconfiguring a family of the armored, tracked vehicle of the troop carrying type to enhance producibility and protection from mine blast fragments. By using the configuration and modification disclosed herein, mine blast protection, vertical obstacle crossing capability and cross country mobility are enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: United Defense, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew Guy Riddle, William C. Grusonik, Claude Philip Braafladt, Harlan Burnham, Robert Owens Crosswhite, Scott Alan Greenlee, Nicholas Francis Hayes, Steven Eric Nelson, Richard Jerome Rush
  • Rear drive M113 conversion method
    Patent number: 5822836
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a method of rear drive conversion of the M113 family of vehicles to provide a light, mobile and tactical hybrid vehicle. The method includes stripping an M113 to a base aluminum hull and providing modified or newly fabricated parts to enable the conversion. Using the rear drive conversion process disclosed herein, critical operations parameters such as volume under armor, mobility, air transportability and vehicle performance efficiency per unit weight are significantly increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: United Defense LP
    Inventor: Matthew Guy Riddle