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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110241377 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE AERODYNAMIC VEHICLE DEVICES Adjustable aerodynamic devices are controlled to control the drag on a vehicle. In one form, control is accomplished in response to pressure from a plurality of pressure sensors. In another form, control is accomplished in response to air movement measurements, such as ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110175395 | DRAG REDUCTION DEVICE FOR TRANSPORT VEHICLES HAVING RANDOMIZED IRREGULAR SHAPED EDGE VORTEX GENERATING CHANNELS A drag reducing device for use on transport vehicles includes a delta wing having variable height and irregularly spaced undulations on an upper surface of each side of the wing. A length of each side of the delta wing is different than the length of the other wing side... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110148141 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A ROOF ARRANGEMENT A motor vehicle with a roof arrangement and a spoiler lying behind the roof arrangement, whereby the roof arrangement has at least one movable roof element, which is adjustable between a closed position and an open position. The roof element is automatically adjustable ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110115254 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DRAG ON VEHICLES WITH PLANAR REAR SURFACES Vanes are used for reducing drag on a first vehicle having a substantially planar rear surface, where the first vehicle is used to tow an unpowered second vehicle. Rigid brackets or braces may be used to mount vanes to the first vehicle. The apparatus is extremely light... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110042998 | ADJUSTABLE AIR-DEFLECTING PANEL FOR A VEHICLE An adjustable air-deflecting panel for mounting to a vehicle comprises at least one panel; a plurality of mounts for mounting the panel to the vehicle, each mount comprising a vehicle mount portion for mounting to the vehicle and a panel mount portion for mounting the p... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100201152 | DRAG REDUCING DEFLECTOR A drag reducing deflector system is disclosed. The drag reducing deflector system provides aerodynamic drag reduction during crosswind flow (CF) conditions including zero crosswind flow conditions in which the crosswind flow angle, α, is 0.0. The crosswind flow angle Î... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100060029 | TRACTOR CABIN COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE FAIRING WITH AN AIR DEFLECTOR AND AIR DEFLECTOR FOR A TRACTOR CABIN A tractor cabin includes a frame with an upper cabin portion, a front cabin portion, a rear cabin portion and side cabin portions and at least one fairing connected to the frame. The at least one fairing includes at least one air deflector. The deflector is adjustable i... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090295190 | Aerodynamically activated front skirt for a vehicle An active front skirt for a vehicle includes an airfoil positioned in an air stream existing when the vehicle is moving forward. An airfoil positioning mechanism attached to the vehicle and the airfoil allows the airfoil to move between a first position when the vehicle... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090256387 | Motor vehicle with a roof arrangement A motor vehicle with a roof arrangement and a spoiler means lying behind the roof arrangement, whereby the roof arrangement has at least one movable roof element, which is adjustable between a closed position and an open position. The roof ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090200834 | Self-Deploying Drag Reducing Device A drag reducing apparatus is hingedly mounted to the rear of a truck or trailer vehicle so that the apparatus can be pivoted clear of the rear doors of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a hinge assembly that allows the apparatus to open substantially flat against the ... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090195016 | Rear Wing Device A rear wing device for a motor vehicle has a wing body which extends transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and horizontally and is disposed laterally between two side parts extending parallel to the longitudinal direction and vertically. T... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090184539 | Truck-trailer air dam An air dam which provides at least one panel which operates between an open condition and a closed condition in the open space established between a truck coupled to a trailer to alter a part of an air stream generated about the truck-trailer during travel.... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090160159 | Adjusting device, air deflecting system, control member and device enabling aerodynamic resistance of a semi-trailer to be reduced A device for adjusting a fifth wheel, comprising a displacement device provided with two guide rails placed on the vehicle, in particular on a tractor semi-trailer combination in the longitudinal direction thereof, said guide rails whereon a slide may be installed capab... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090160214 | Adjusting device, air deflecting system, control member and device enabling aerodynamic resistance of a semi-trailer to be reduced A device for adjusting a fifth wheel, comprising a displacement device provided with two guide rails placed on the vehicle, in particular on a tractor semi-trailer combination in the longitudinal direction thereof, said guide rails whereon a slide may be installed capab... | 06/25/2009 |
