Patents by Inventor Michael A. Rochefort

Michael A. Rochefort 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).

  • Blast resistant window
    Patent number: 7174692
    Abstract: A blast resistant window structure capable of withstanding typical car bomb blast pressures of 100 psi or more and of resisting leakage of chemical or biological agents is described, the window structure including a frame hermetically enclosing two glass panels in confronting relationship defining an air gap therebetween, each glass panel having a thin layer of polymer film on each surface thereof, and a pressure relief valve in the frame for releasing air pressure from within the gap in response to blast pressure imposed on an outer surface of one of the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Richard N. Vickers, Michael A. Rochefort, Mark Anderson