Patents by Inventor Thomas Matthew Berning
Thomas Matthew Berning 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).
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Patent number: 10408578Abstract: An armored cab comprises a top wall, two side walls, a front wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, the cab having a longitudinal axis. The bottom wall comprises a generally centrally disposed downwardly facing smooth concave wall portion extending substantially an entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab and forming a power train tunnel of the cab, and a pair of opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending substantially the entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab, each of the opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending downwardly and laterally inwardly and terminating in a lowermost portion of the bottom wall on either lateral side of the concave wall portion. The concave wall portion and the opposite laterally disposed wall portions are configured so as to present a substantially reduced surface area of the lowermost portions of the bottom wall in a downwardly facing direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LPInventors: Matthew R. Harmon, Thomas Matthew Berning, Sean Emmett Carey, Suresh Devu, Kevin M. Klatte, Marc R. Lappin, Michael D. Reynolds, Jr., Rabih E. Tannous, Robert J. Wittman
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Publication number: 20180017361Abstract: An armored cab comprises a top wall, two side walls, a front wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, the cab having a longitudinal axis. The bottom wall comprises a generally centrally disposed downwardly facing smooth concave wall portion extending substantially an entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab and forming a power train tunnel of the cab, and a pair of opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending substantially the entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab, each of the opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending downwardly and laterally inwardly and terminating in a lowermost portion of the bottom wall on either lateral side of the concave wall portion. The concave wall portion and the opposite laterally disposed wall portions are configured so as to present a substantially reduced surface area of the lowermost portions of the bottom wall in a downwardly facing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Matthew R. Harmon, Thomas Matthew Berning, Sean Emmett Carey, Suresh Devu, Kevin M. Klatte, Marc R. Lappin, Michael D. Reynolds, JR., Rabih E. Tannous, Robert J. Wittman
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Patent number: 9766047Abstract: An armored cab comprises a top wall, two side walls, a front wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, the cab having a longitudinal axis. The bottom wall comprises a generally centrally disposed downwardly facing smooth concave wall portion extending substantially an entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab and forming a power train tunnel of the cab, and a pair of opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending substantially the entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab, each of the opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending downwardly and laterally inwardly and terminating in a lowermost portion of the bottom wall on either lateral side of the concave wall portion. The concave wall portion and the opposite laterally disposed wall portions are configured so as to present a substantially reduced surface area of the lowermost portions of the bottom wall in a downwardly facing direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LPInventors: Matthew R. Harmon, Thomas Matthew Berning, Sean Emmett Carey, Suresh Devu, Kevin M. Klatte, Mark R. Lappin, Michael D. Reynolds, Jr., Rabih E. Tannous, Robert J. Wittman
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Publication number: 20160131458Abstract: An armored cab comprises a top wall, two side walls, a front wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, the cab having a longitudinal axis. The bottom wall comprises a generally centrally disposed downwardly facing smooth concave wall portion extending substantially an entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab and forming a power train tunnel of the cab, and a pair of opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending substantially the entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab, each of the opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending downwardly and laterally inwardly and terminating in a lowermost portion of the bottom wall on either lateral side of the concave wall portion. The concave wall portion and the opposite laterally disposed wall portions are configured so as to present a substantially reduced surface area of the lowermost portions of the bottom wall in a downwardly facing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Matthew R. Harmon, Thomas Matthew Berning, Sean Emmett Carey, Suresh Devu, Kevin M. Klatte, Marc R. Lappin, Michael D. Reynolds, Rabih E. Tannous, Robert J. Wittman
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Patent number: 9163910Abstract: An armored cab comprises a top wall, two side walls, a front wall, a back wall, and a bottom wall, the cab having a longitudinal axis. The bottom wall comprises a generally centrally disposed downwardly facing smooth concave wall portion extending substantially an entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab and forming a power train tunnel of the cab, and a pair of opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending substantially the entire length of the cab and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cab, each of the opposite laterally disposed wall portions extending downwardly and laterally inwardly and terminating in a lowermost portion of the bottom wall on either lateral side of the concave wall portion. The concave wall portion and the opposite laterally disposed wall portions are configured so as to present a substantially reduced surface area of the lowermost portions of the bottom wall in a downwardly facing direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LPInventors: Matthew R. Harmon, Thomas Matthew Berning, Sean Emmett Carey, Suresh Devu, Kevin M. Klatte, Marc R. Lappin, Michael D. Reynolds, Jr., Rabih E. Tannous, Robert J. Wittman, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110259185Abstract: A lethal threat protection system for a vehicle, each side of the vehicle having an A pillar and a B pillar and a vehicle body positioned outwardly of the A pillar and the B pillar, the vehicle including a rocker panel area below and spanning between the A and B pillars and including a roof line area above and spanning between the A and B pillars, comprises a perimeter inner layer adapted to be mounted to the vehicle body and comprising an inner monolithic ballistic metal plate having a door opening and including portions adapted to overlie the A pillar, the B pillar, the rocker panel area, and the roof line area, a perimeter outer layer removably mounted to the perimeter inner layer and comprising an outer monolithic ballistic metal plate having a door opening and including portions overlying the portions of the inner monolithic ballistic metal plate, the perimeter outer layer further comprising ballistic fiber secured to an inner surface of the outer monolithic ballistic metal plate, and an armored door mouType: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: BAE Systems Survivability Systems, L.L.C.Inventors: Thomas Matthew Berning, George E. Bryant, Todd Michael Kroeger