Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Borders, III

Thomas E. Borders, III 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).

  • Apparatus for Defeating Threat Projectiles
    Publication number: 20120204711
    Abstract: An armor system for protecting a vehicle from a projectile, the projectile having an expected trajectory, is disclosed. The armor system has a material capable of being detonated and configured to substantially retain a shape, wherein the material leads a vehicle exterior surface relative to the expected projectile trajectory. The material has a dimensional thickness that is greater than a minimum detonation thickness of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory W. Engleman, Robert A. Cole, Thomas E. Borders, III, Vernon P. Joynt, Keith T. Williams, James E. White
  • Mine resistant armored vehicle
    Patent number: 8146478
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a blast-resistant armored land vehicle. Wheels or tracks may be attached to the vehicle by an independent suspension. The vehicle may include a body comprised of sheet materials, the body having a longitudinal centerline, an upper portion including opposite side portions, a first bottom portion defining a V, with the apex of the V substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and extending along a portion of the vehicle, and a second bottom portion defining a V, with the apex of the V substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and extending along another portion of the vehicle. The first bottom portion further includes an energy-absorbing member extending longitudinally within an interior of the first bottom portion. The energy-absorbing member may be on the inside of the apex of the V and be held in position during the blast by its own inertia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Force Protection Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vernon P. Joynt, John W. North, Jonathan W. Georgas, James E. White, Michael L. Williams, Thomas E. Borders, III
  • Mine resistant armored vehicle
    Patent number: 8033208
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a blast-resistant armored land vehicle. Wheels or tracks may be attached to the vehicle by an independent suspension. The vehicle may include a body comprised of sheet materials, the body having a longitudinal centerline, an upper portion including opposite side portions, a first bottom portion defining a V, with the apex of the V substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and extending along a portion of the vehicle, and a second bottom portion defining a V, with the apex of the V substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and extending along another portion of the vehicle. The first bottom portion further includes an energy-absorbing member extending longitudinally within an interior of the first bottom portion. The energy-absorbing member may be on the inside of the apex of the V and be held in position during the blast by its own inertia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Force Protection Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vernon P. Joynt, John W. North, Jonathan W. Georgas, James E. White, Michael L. Williams, Thomas E. Borders, III
  • Mine Resistant Armored Vehicle
    Publication number: 20110138994
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a blast-resistant armored land vehicle. Wheels or tracks may be attached to the vehicle by an independent suspension. The vehicle may include a body comprised of sheet materials, the body having a longitudinal centerline, an upper portion including opposite side portions, a first bottom portion defining a V, with the apex of the V substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and extending along a portion of the vehicle, and a second bottom portion defining a V, with the apex of the V substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and extending along another portion of the vehicle. The first bottom portion further includes an energy-absorbing member extending longitudinally within an interior of the first bottom portion. The energy-absorbing member may be on the inside of the apex of the V and be held in position during the blast by its own inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Vernon P. Joynt, John W. North, Jonathan W. Georgas, James E. White, Michael L. Williams, Thomas E. Borders, III
  • Mine resistant armored vehicle
    Publication number: 20100275766
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a blast-resistant armored land vehicle. Wheels or tracks may be attached to the vehicle by an independent suspension. The vehicle may include a body comprised of sheet materials, the body having a longitudinal centerline, an upper portion including opposite side portions, a first bottom portion defining a V, with the apex of the V substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and extending along a portion of the vehicle, and a second bottom portion defining a V, with the apex of the V substantially parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and extending along another portion of the vehicle. The first bottom portion further includes an energy-absorbing member extending longitudinally within an interior of the first bottom portion. The energy-absorbing member may be on the inside of the apex of the V and be held in position during the blast by its own inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Vernon P. Joynt, John W. North, Jonathan W. Georgas, James E. White, Michael L. Williams, Thomas E. Borders, III