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US-Based Manufacturer Since 1987
Intellectual Property

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.

US 7,932,850 B1Active

Buoyant Target with Radar Reflectivity

Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III et al.

USPTO
US 7,920,100 B2Expired

Foldable Reflect Array

Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III et al.

USPTO
US 6,592,416 B1Expired

Target for Naval Gunfire

Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III

USPTO
US App. 20150048572 A1Application

Buoyant Target with Laser Reflectivity

Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.

USPTO

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).

US 7,386,903 B2Expired

Composite Mattress Assembly and Method for Adjusting the Same

Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.

USPTO
US 7,334,280 B1Expired

Ventilated Mattress and Method

Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.

USPTO
US 7,191,483 B2Expired

Composite Foam Mattress Assembly

Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.

USPTO
US 5,535,462 AExpired

Waterbed Frame Structure

Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III

USPTO
US 5,203,040 AExpired

Soft-Sided Flotation Mattress Frame

Assignee: Arthur Anton Hochschild III

USPTO
US App. 20040064895 A1Application

Stabilized Shape Retentive Air-Inflated Bed

Assignee: American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.

USPTO
Status key:Active — currently in forceExpired — full term completedApplication — published, not granted

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