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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8444210 | 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 dela... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8414064 | 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. ... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8398150 | 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 si... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8382194 | Outboard wake stabilization device and method for reducing the aerodynamic drag of ground vehicles An improved method and device for the reduction of aerodynamic drag and for improved performance of vehicles by increasing the pressure on the base of the trailing vehicle or vehicle component by controlling the boundary layer as it exists the vehicle trailing edge.... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8376450 | Apparatus and method for mounting an aerodynamic add-on device onto a transport vehicle The invention relates to an apparatus for mounting an aerodynamic add-on device to a transport vehicle. decreasing aerodynamic drag, improving stability, and reducing road spray of a transport vehicle. The apparatus employs support posts and support cables to mount ... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8366180 | 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... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8360510 | 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 a... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8360509 | 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 t... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8342595 | 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... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8322778 | Aerodynamic drag reduction device for a trailer A drag reduction device for a trailer comprising a generally U-shaped upstanding wall means having a floor secured to the lower end thereof. The device is secured to the underside of the trailer so that the rearward end of the device is positioned just forwardly of ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8303025 | 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. ... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8292351 | Resilient strut for aerodynamic skirt A resilient strut adapted to secure an aerodynamic skirt to a trailer is provided, the aerodynamic skirt comprising a skirt panel including a front portion and a rear portion adapted to be substantially longitudinally mounted to the trailer, the front portion being ... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8287030 | Drag reducing apparatus for a vehicle The disclosure comprises a pair of inflatable substantially inelastic lobes. A single lobe can be mounted on each of the rear trailer doors of a standard tractor-trailer unit. Each lobe can be inflated or deployed to provide an aerodynamic substantially planar conto... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8251436 | Devices and methods for reducing vehicle drag A vehicle trailer is provided. The vehicle trailer includes a pair of side wall fairings having a leading edge and trailing edge. Each side wall fairing is positioned on a different wall from the other adjacent to the rear edges of each of the walls such that the le... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8205932 | Air foil wing for trailer An air foil structure attachable to a semi-trailer of a tractor-trailer rig is herein disclosed, intended to produce various aerodynamic affects such as reducing turbulence, creating lift, and creating down force. The air foil apparatus is mounted to a trailer chass... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8196994 | 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 t... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8196995 | Sliding 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 ... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8196996 | Vehicle drag reducer A vehicle drag reducer. Implementations may include an upper portion attached or integrated within a top of a vehicle and having four air ducts configured to receive air from a front end of the top of the vehicle and transmit it towards a rear end of the top of the ... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8191956 | Vehicle with aerodynamic system A semi-trailer has an elongate bed with skirts depending there from adjacent to either side of the bed. The skirts are laterally flexible and can also flex vertically to overcome obstacles and objects. Elongate plates are mounted at one end to the underside of the b... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8177286 | 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 si... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177287 | 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 ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8162384 | Side underride cable system for a trailer A side underride cable system configured to be coupled to a trailer includes a front mounting bracket assembly configured to be coupled to the trailer, a rear mounting bracket assembly configured to be coupled to the trailer at a location spaced-apart from the front... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162383 | Self-coiling dent guard A self-coiling dent guard for protecting vehicles and other objects from damage caused by unwanted collisions is disclosed. The guard is comprised of a main body adapted to absorb the impact of colliding objects. A bistable spring strip is integrated within the main... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8136868 | 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 cou... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8113570 | Aerodynamic nose cone cap A molded hollow aerodynamic cap which is attached to the tongue part of the trailers frame. The cap extends from the hitch and is attached to the front of the trailer. The aerodynamic design of the cap gives the towing driver better handling control and fuel saving ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100461 | Rear-mounted aerodynamic structure for truck cargo bodies This invention provides an aerodynamic structure attached to the rear face of a truck cargo body, which rear typically contains a door assembly, with a plurality of doors that swing open on hinges, or a single, full-width door, which rolls upwardly. The various embo... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091951 | Cargo vehicle with drag reduction A semi-trailer or other cargo vehicle enclosure includes a rearward end portion extending between opposite left and right sidewalls. The sidewalls include vertically extending rearward corner portions that define air passageways for directing rearwardly flowing air ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079634 | 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 traile... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8033594 | 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 cou... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025330 | Vehicle fairing structure A fairing structure for a vehicle having a front vehicular component and a rear vehicular component in tandem and separated by a gap, comprising a top fairing surface adapted to be attached to the rear vehicular component, a first side surface adapted to be attached... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025329 | Collapsible airfoil for trucks and trailers The purpose of the device is to minimize drag and turbulence otherwise occurring at the rear of a semi trailer, in order to reduced the consumption of fuel by a semi tractor. This is accomplished using directionally flexible sheets of composite material, which creat... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8007030 | Frame extension device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of ground vehicles A frame extension device for the reduction of aerodynamic drag and for improved performance of bluff base ground vehicles by increasing the pressure on the base of the vehicle by stabilizing the wake flow. The device is particularly suited for tractor-trailers utili... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7992923 | System reducing aerodynamic drag on vehicles An apparatus for reducing aerodynamic resistance in an over the road vehicle is provided. The apparatus can include a frame assembly and first and second airfoils to be coupled to the vehicle by the frame assembly ahead of first and second tires of an axle assembly ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7950721 | Truck skirting A truck skirting is provided for a trailer for use in tractor-trailer combinations. Skirting elements depend from both trailer sides. Braces are provided extending from the skirting elements to the trailer underside. Further, each skirting element has a longitudinal... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942471 | Aerodynamic skirt shape 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... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942470 | Aerodynamic skirt opening A skirt assembly kit comprising a skirt panel adapted to be disposed on a trailer to route air about the road trailer is provided, a plurality of upper supports adapted to secure the skirt panel to the road trailer and a plurality of struts adapted to secure the ski... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942467 | Aerodynamic skirt support member A support member adapted to secure an aerodynamic skirt to a trailer is provided, the support member comprising a trailer connecting portion; a skirt connecting portion; and an intermediate portion interconnecting the trailer connecting portion to the skirt connecti... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942469 | Aerodynamic skirt panel An aerodynamic skirt comprising a skirt panel defining a surface adapted to direct airflow around the trailer is provided, the skirt panel being made of a single part of sheet material. A method of manufacturing a skirt panel and a kit thereof are also provided.... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942468 | Aerodynamic skirt securing mechanism A securing mechanism adapted to secure struts to a trailer is provided, the securing mechanism comprising a pair of clamps adapted to be secured to the strut to clamp a frame member of the trailer therebetween. A method of securing a strut to a trailer is also provi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942466 | Vehicle side fairing system A vehicle side fairing having a first fairing panel fixedly secured to the underside of a trailer box, and a second fairing panel slidably mounted to the first fairing panel. The second fairing panel is releasably secured to the wheel set so that the second fairing ... | 05/17/2011 |
