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).

  • Patent number: 10408578
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LP
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20180017361
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9766047
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LP
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20160131458
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9163910
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LP
    Inventors: 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.
  • Publication number: 20110259185
    Abstract: 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 mou
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: BAE Systems Survivability Systems, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Thomas Matthew Berning, George E. Bryant, Todd Michael Kroeger