Patents by Inventor Thomas N. Cochran

Thomas N. Cochran 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).

  • Publication number: 20040133491
    Abstract: Methods of recapitalizing a corporation or nation's obligations including reorganizing the principal owed on maturity and interest rate and period of a single class of Base Security and creating a Companion Security or an option. In one method, the Companion Security or option offers an increased payment of income and a decreased principal owed on maturity when compared to the Base Security. The holders of the Base Security are then offered the right to exchange the Base Security for the Companion Security or option, thereby terminating the corporation's obligations. Alternatively, a call option is offered from a holder of the Base Security to the corporation where the corporation has the right to repurchase the Base Security at less than the principal originally owed at maturity with the right to specify a different time than the original maturity or an agreement to make future payments tracking the interest payment period of the Base Security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas N. Cochran
  • Patent number: 4312544
    Abstract: The present invention is a brake actuating and brake system for maintaining a predetermined proportional relationship between the rotational speeds of vehicle wheels by both applying and/or releasing hydraulic fluid brake pressure, and distributing released pressure back into the brake system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Inventor: Thomas N. Cochran
  • Patent number: 4083609
    Abstract: The present invention is a brake actuating and brake system for maintaining a predetermined proportional relationship between the rotational speeds of vehicle wheels by both applying and/or releasing hydraulic fluid brake pressure, and distributing released pressure back into the brake system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Inventor: Thomas N. Cochran