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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130127204 | UNDERCARRIAGE FAIRINGS FOR TRAILERS A system and method for aerodynamic fairings including an undercarriage fairing. The undercarriage fairing includes multiple panels including at least two front panels and at least two rear panels. The at least two front panels are connected in a front portion under the... | 05/23/2013 |
| 20130127203 | AERODYNAMIC FAIRINGS FOR TRAILERS A system and method aerodynamic fairings including a gap fairing. The gap fairing includes multiple panels. The multiple panels are interconnected utilizing connectors to form a half conical shape extending from a front portion of a trailer. The gap fairing also include... | 05/23/2013 |
| 20130119701 | AERODYNAMIC DRAG REDUCTION SYSTEM Provided is an aerodynamic drag reduction apparatus for reducing aerodynamic drag on an over-the-road vehicle while underway. The aerodynamic drag reduction system includes a frame assembly that is adapted to cooperate with a cargo-carrying portion of the over-the-road ... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130113235 | Devices and Methods for Reducing Vehicle Drag An apparatus for reducing the drag of a trailer is provided. The apparatus can further include a pair of fairings configured to be positioned on opposite sides of a trailer in front of wheels on the bottom of a trailer, a pair of fairings configured to be positioned on ... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130106136 | REAR-MOUNTED AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURES FOR CARGO BODIES A rear-mounted aerodynamic structure for securing to a cargo body includes a three- or four-sided structure having a deployed position for assisting in improving aerodynamic efficiency of the cargo body. The cargo body can be the body of a trailer of a tractor-trailer v... | 05/02/2013 |
| 20130088040 | DRAG REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR A TRAILER A drag reduction device secured to each of the top rails of a wheeled cargo van body or container which covers the recess formed in the outer side of the top rail.... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130076068 | VEHICLE DRAG REDUCTION ASSEMBLY A drag reduction assembly is mountable on a vehicle or other object experiencing relative motion in a fluid environment. The assembly comprises at least one shell of flexible web material movable between non-deployed and deployed positions. In addition, the shell is con... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130076066 | TIRES FLOW CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A system for managing airflow around the wheels of a vehicle, and in particular, around dual wheels of trailers typically pulled by Class 8 trucks, is provided. In certain embodiments, a wedge-shaped airflow diverter is provided that reduces drag on the wheels of a trai... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130076067 | Drag Reducer for Semi-Trailer The invention is a drag reducer for use in commercial semitrailers, trucks, cargo containers, rail cars, and the like. The drag reducer takes the form of tubing that collects fast moving air from under the trailer while the truck is at speed and forces it through tubing... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130062908 | Devices and Methods for Reducing Vehicle Drag A vehicle trailer is provided. The vehicle trailer includes one or more side wall fairings having a a front edge and a rear edge and having a height that extends from the floor to the roof. leading edge and trailing edge. Each side wall fairing has an upward incline and... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130001980 | AERODYNAMIC SKIRT RESILIENT MEMBER A resilient strut adapted to secure an aerodynamic skirt to a trailer is presented, the aerodynamic skirt being adapted to be substantially longitudinally mounted to the trailer, the resilient strut being adapted to sustain an elastic deformation when a load is applied ... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20120319428 | Segmented Skirt Aerodynamic Fairing Device for Reducing the Aerodynamic Drag of Ground Vehicles A method and device for reducing aerodynamic drag and improving performance and stability of ground vehicles by reducing the mass and velocity of the flow passing under a vehicle is described. The device is suitable for use with a truck and trailer system but may also b... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120292945 | RETRACTABLE AIR DEFLECTION APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF VEHICULAR AIR DRAG An air deflection apparatus for reduction of vehicular air drag comprises at least one air deflection element coupled to a rear portion of the vehicle but not to the rear-facing surface of the vehicle, the vehicle having no rear-facing door(s). The air deflection elemen... | 11/22/2012 |
| 20120261945 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DRAG ON A VEHICLE The present invention is directed to a device for reducing drag on a vehicle. The device comprises a sheet of material and a plurality of depressions/elevations. The sheet of material having a base portion and an apex extending from the base portion.... | 10/18/2012 |
| 20120235441 | AERODYNAMIC COMPONENT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR TRACTOR TRAILER A mounting assembly is provided for coupling an air drag reduction system to a trailer to be transported by an over-the-road tractor. The mounting assembly includes a frame to be suspended adjacent to an underside of the trailer, and a receiver supported adjacent to a f... | 09/20/2012 |
| 20120200113 | SIDE SKIRT SYSTEM FOR A TRAILER A side skirt system for reducing drag on a trailer includes a side skirt wall configured to be coupled to one side of the trailer to extend below a side wall of the trailer along a length of the trailer. A mounting bracket assembly of the system is coupled to the side s... | 08/09/2012 |
| 20120153668 | Side Skirt for a Pulled Vehicle The present invention relates to a device for minimizing the aerodynamic drag that results when tractors, trailers, rigid trucks, lorries, and other vehicles are moving through air. In particular the invention relates to a plate-shaped flow conductor having a front edge... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120139291 | RETRACTABLE AIR DEFLECTION APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF VEHICULAR AIR DRAG An air deflection apparatus for reduction of vehicular air drag comprises at least one air deflection element coupled to the rear-facing surface of the vehicle but not to any rear door which the vehicle may have. The air deflection elements are displaceable, preferably ... | 06/07/2012 |
| 20120104792 | REAR-MOUNTED AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE FOR TRUCK CARGO BODIES This invention provides an aerodynamic structure attached to the rear cargo body, having doors that swing open, or a single, full-width door, which rolls upwardly. The embodiments provide an aerodynamic structure attached to the rear in a manner that would obscure acces... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120091754 | VEHICLE AIR DEFLECTION SYSTEM An air deflection system has a first skirt assembly mounted to a vehicle at a first side of a cargo container thereon. The first skirt assembly has at least one upper panel and at least one lower panel each extending in a front-to-rear direction and having laterally fac... | 04/19/2012 |
| 20120086233 | SEALED AFT CAVITY DRAG REDUCER A drag reducing device utilizing sealed aft cavities designed to limit interference with existing truck and trailer designs is described. The invention comprises one or more sealed aft cavities affixed to the rear of a traditional commercial straight truck or trailer, o... | 04/12/2012 |
| 20120080905 | INFLATABLE TRAILER SKIRT The invention comprises a set of tubular inflatable bags mounted to the underside of a transport trailer along its lower edge in front of the rear wheel assembly. The bags are pressurized by ram air inflation upon forward motion of the trailer, such that they prevent ai... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120074728 | Aerodynamic Trucking Systems A system of aerodynamic skirt fairings designed to minimize aerodynamic drag and maintain smoother air flow over highway-operated long-haul tractor-trailer vehicles.... | 03/29/2012 |
| 20120032475 | AERODYNAMIC SKIRT ASSEMBLY A resilient or flexible skirt panel assembly having an integral bracing system is disclosed. In operation, the bracing system need not attach to a trailer base rail. The innovation discloses straight, straight-angled and curved skirt panel orientations. Additionally, an... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025565 | RETRACTABLE AIR DEFLECTION APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF VEHICULAR AIR DRAG An air deflection apparatus for reduction of vehicular air drag comprises at least one air deflection element coupled to a rear portion of the vehicle but not to the rear-facing surface of the vehicle or, in other embodiments, at least one air deflection element coupled... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110285167 | AERODYNAMIC AND PROTECTIVE VEHICLE PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING SAME An aerodynamic panel assembly with surface macrostructure is provided for a land vehicle. The panel assembly includes a first plurality of slats each having a longitudinal length greater than its width, and a second plurality of slats each having a longitudinal length g... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110272964 | Devices and Methods for Reducing Vehicle Drag In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a vehicle trailer is provided. The vehicle trailer includes a roof and a floor separated from each other by a pair of opposing walls that extend along the length of the floor. The roof, floor, and walls d... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110272965 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VEHICLE DRAG In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a vehicle trailer is described that further includes a shelf component. The shelf component is separate from the rain gutter component. The shelf component extends from the rear wall of the trailer and includes a sloped ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110272963 | Devices and Methods for Reducing Vehicle Drag In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus for reducing the drag of a trailer is provided. The apparatus can include an aerodynamic rain gutter component having a front edge and rear edge which is positioned on the roof adjacent to th... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110233960 | AERODYNAMIC SKIRTS FOR TRUCK TRAILERS A skirt or fairing system is provided that is attachable to a lower, longitudinal edge of a trailer, such as a commercial freight trailer, in a manner that alters the airflow beneath and around the trailer to produce increased fuel efficiency and greater driving safety.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110221231 | Sealed aft cavity drag reducer A drag reducing device utilizing sealed aft cavities designed to limit interference with existing truck and trailer designs is described. The invention comprises one or more sealed aft cavities affixed to the rear of a traditional commercial straight truck or trailer, o... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110175396 | AERODYNAMIC SKIRT An aerodynamic skirt adapted to be substantially longitudinally mounted on a trailer is provided, the resilient aerodynamic skirt comprising a skirt panel defining a forward portion and a rear portion, the forward portion being adapted to be mounted toward a forward por... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110148142 | REAR AERODYNAMIC DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE A rear aerodynamic device for a vehicle and vehicle equipped with such a device are provided. The aerodynamic device can be fastened under a rear end of a vehicle frame of a cargo body of an industrial vehicle, behind the wheels. It includes a nozzle having an inlet pos... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110101730 | Inflatable drag reduction device for vehicles Inflatable drag reduction device (20, 22) for vehicles, comprising an inflatable bag of a durable, flexible and generally air-tight material, arranged for attachment to the vehicle. The bag comprises of a plurality of conjoined panels and an air duct arranged for... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110095566 | SLIPPAGE-TYPED DIVERSION APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DRAG OF VEHICLE A diversion apparatus, adapted to be arranged at the tail end of a vehicle, includes a diversion assembly and a slide mechanism. The inside of the diversion assembly is hollow and formed an airflow channel. The slide mechanism is arranged fixedly at the tail end of the ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110095564 | NOZZLE-TYPED DRAG-REDUCING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE A nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle is arranged at the tail end of a vehicle, including a frame body comprised of a combination of a plurality of deflectors, between two of which an airflow channel is formed; and an air inlet and an air outlet respectivel... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110095565 | ROTATIONALLY SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE'S DRAG-REDUCING APPARATUS A vehicle's drag-reducing apparatus, adapted to be arranged at the tail end of a vehicle, includes a diversion body positioned at the lateral surface of the vehicle and a rotary piece. The airflow flowing across the lateral surface of the vehicle body is guided to the t... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110084516 | REAR-MOUNTED AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE FOR TRUCK CARGO BODIES This invention provides a foldable/retractable and unfoldable/deployable, rearwardly tapered aerodynamic assembly for use on the rear trailer bodies and other vehicles that accommodate dual swing-out doors. The aerodynamic assembly includes a right half mounted on the r... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110084517 | 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 ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110068603 | DRAG REDUCING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE The present disclosure provides for drag reduction on a moving object through the atmosphere, thus increasing fuel efficiency. This is accomplished by attaching an inflatable boattail (i.e. drag reducer) to the aft face or rear end of a vehicle or trailer, thus delaying... | 03/24/2011 |
