11 US Patents.
Decades of Innovation.
APPF Inc. and its principals have been awarded US patents across two distinct product families — military training systems and commercial sleep products. This record of invention spans nearly four decades of manufacturing and engineering at our Westminster, California facility.
Category 01
Military Training & Defense Targets
Patents covering inflatable buoyant naval training targets and radar/laser signature systems. Inventors: Arthur Anton Hochschild III, Roman Horeczko, Arthur Anton Hochschild IV.
Buoyant Target with Radar Reflectivity
Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III et al.
Foldable Reflect Array
Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III et al.
Target for Naval Gunfire
Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III
Buoyant Target with Laser Reflectivity
Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.
See the Killer Tomato® product page for active patent details.
Category 02
Commercial Mattress & Sleep Systems
Patents covering modular foam and spring mattress assemblies, air-inflated bed systems, ventilated sleep cores, and waterbed frame structures. Assigned to American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc. (dba Sterling Sleep Systems).
Composite Mattress Assembly and Method for Adjusting the Same
Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.
Ventilated Mattress and Method
Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.
Composite Foam Mattress Assembly
Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.
Waterbed Frame Structure
Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III
Soft-Sided Flotation Mattress Frame
Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III
Stabilized Shape Retentive Air-Inflated Bed
Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.
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