Patents by Inventor Mike Kochman

Mike Kochman 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).

  • Vehicle armor
    Patent number: 8413567
    Abstract: The disclosed vehicle armor includes a first layer forming an interior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material, a second layer forming an exterior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material, and, a middle layer sandwiched between the first and second layers and comprised of a polymer material. The underbelly device is configured having a plurality of high areas and low areas creating deflection faces and separation distances between an interior of the cabin and an exterior threat. A second, multi-layer composite structure, forming an interior floor of the cabin, may be incorporated as a fragmentation penetration barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Regis Luther, Walter John Budd, Louis Caballero, David M Gerst, Craig Alan Newman, Mike Kochman
  • VEHICLE ARMOR
    Publication number: 20110314999
    Abstract: The disclosed vehicle armor includes a first layer forming an interior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material, a second layer forming an exterior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material, and, a middle layer sandwiched between the first and second layers and comprised of a polymer material. The underbelly device is configured having a plurality of high areas and low areas creating deflection faces and separation distances between an interior of the cabin and an exterior threat. A second, multi-layer composite structure, forming an interior floor of the cabin, may be incorporated as a fragmentation penetration barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Regis Luther, Walter John Budd, Louis Caballero, David M. Gerst, Craig Alan Newman, Mike Kochman