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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930979 | Mounting of drag reducing devices for stacked intermodal rail cars Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. A first set of containers has an aerodynamic drag reducing device with a drag reducing fairing and an attachment frame attached t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7841280 | Drag reducing devices for stacked intermodal rail cars Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. The series includes at least a first, leading set of containers and a second, trailing set of containers. The first, leading set ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7827918 | Mounting of drag reducing devices for stacked intermodal rail cars Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. A first set of containers has an aerodynamic drag reducing device with a drag reducing fairing and an attachment frame attached t... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7784409 | Drag reducing devices for stacked intermodal rail cars Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. The series includes at least a first, leading set of containers and a second, trailing set of containers. The first, leading set ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7357351 | Linear shock wave absorber A linear cavity is provided on the leading edge of an object that is subject to the flow of liquids or gasses, where said cavity preferably has a wall that follows the curvature of a diminishing sine wave, although other configurations are possible that do not follo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7261353 | Dividers for reduction of aerodynamic drag of vehicles with open cavities A drag-reduction concept for vehicles with open cavities includes dividing a cavity into smaller adjacent cavities through installation of one or more vertical dividers. The dividers may extend the full depth of the cavity or only partial depth. In either applicatio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240958 | Apparatus for reducing drag on unpowered vehicles The present invention relates to an apparatus with flexible attachments for reducing drag on a vehicle having a generally planar rear surface. The use of flexible vane attachments allows the rear doors of the trailer to fully open and close effortlessly. The apparat... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7021220 | Railway vehicle and method for operating vehicle A railway vehicle includes an air intake 6 provided at a nose portion of a leading vehicle 1, an air tank (reservoir) 9 for storing intake air, and an air outlet 11, by which air is sucked in (breathed in) during entry of the leading vehi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017508 | Hydrodynamically and aerodynamically optimized leading and trailing edge configurations A novel concept for a hydrodynamically and aerodynamically improved leading edge and trailing edge structure is primarily suited for high-speed motion, such as near Mach 1 and above, but also for slow-speed motion and for stationary operation, where stationary struc... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008004 | Boattail plates with non-rectangular geometries for reducing aerodynamic base drag of a bluff body in ground effect An apparatus for reducing the aerodynamic base drag of a bluff body having a leading end, a trailing end, a top surface, opposing left and right side surfaces, and a base surface at the trailing end substantially normal to a longitudinal centerline of the bluff body... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6932419 | Aerodynamic guiding arrangements for vehicles An aerodynamic guiding arrangement for a vehicle that includes a forward gap enclosure with an upper element and a lower element. The gap enclosure is configured to be positioned and attached proximate a forward end of the vehicle. The guiding arrangement includes a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6763766 | Elevated transportation system A transportation system with a plurality of transportation subsystems, each having a plurality of units with a tear drop shape. A plurality of wheels extends from both sides of the units. At least one primary linear transportation subsystem support with an associate... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6615740 | Machine for transport of passengers and cargo An electrically powered vehicle transportation system utilizes a guideway with parallel enclosed rails. Each enclosed rail has an electrical bus bar for supplying power to vehicles on the guideway. The guideway will accommodate dual-mode vehicles that are... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616218 | Base passive porosity for vehicle drag reduction A device for controlling drag on a ground vehicle. The device consists of a porous skin or skins mounted on the trailing surface and/or aft portions of the ground vehicle. The porous skin is separated from the vehicle surface by a distance of at least the... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6321659 | Railway vehicle with a streamlined terminal portion On a railway vehicle for high-speed railways, there is an airflow breakaway or spoiler device in the area between a center part and a conically tapering terminal part to increase the dynamic stability of the car running on the end of the train.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6286894 | Reduced-drag trailer A transportable hauling container, such as a trailer of a tractor-trailer combination, has a rear portion that is configured in or convertible to a wedge shape. Movable portions are located at the rear sides of the trailer that can pivot inward toward a l... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5694858 | Railway vehicle with micro pressure wave reducing contour for tunnel travel To provide a high speed vehicle having a nose shape which reduces a pressure gradient of a micro pressure wave and secures the capacity necessary for each of the driver's cab and the passenger's cabin and the visibility necessary for driving, a nose shape... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5671685 | Acoustic barrier, particularly for railway superstructures The acoustic barrier, particularly for railways, comprises at least a first sound-proofing member (2), arranged at the sides of a train (3) proximate to at least each bogie (4), and at least a second sound-proofing member (5) arranged on the supporting pl... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5562374 | Container system for one-level and two-level freight cars and double-deck coaches, especially for high-speed trains A container system for one-level and two-level freight cars and double-deck coaches, especially for high-speed trains. The object is to ensure safe shipping at high speeds along with simple and well conceived loading and unloading. The containers are stow... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5465669 | Intermodal rail drag reducer with flexible enclosure between CWS A flexible sheet is erected on four rigid poles to form three rectangular sides thus containing the empty space between intermodal freight containers on consecutive flat-bed rail cars thereby reducing the aerodynamic drag which results from the sizeable g... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5222438 | Aerodynamic fairing/brake for high-speed trains A series of adjacent flaps is hinge-mounted to the end of a high-speed train car. The actuatable flaps normally assume a fairing mode to close the gap between adjacent train cars and reduce aerodynamic drag. The flaps may be rotated to an inclined positio... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5209166 | Aerodynamic self cleaning hopper car A curved sided aerodynamic self clearing hopper car uses the curved sides, end skirts and top chord and side sills for improved strength and reduced aerodynamic drag.... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5094503 | Vehicle aerodynamics A vehicle comprising in combination a towing vehicle and a trailer vehicle, with each vehicle having a body of generally rectangular shape in vertical section. The bodies each have upright sides and a roof, the roof of each of the bodies having an upwardl... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4930256 | Method of smoothing the outer surface of a structure with sliding doors and a sliding door with a mechanism for smoothing the outer surface A method of smoothing the outer surfaces of sliding doors wherein, after a doorway is closed with a sliding door, a wall member is projected outwardly, the outer wall member having an outer surface of a size and shape which is nearly the same as those of ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4915436 | Wheel set for rail vehicles The present invention concerns a wheel set for rail vehicles, consisting of an axle 2 and at least two wheels 4, the axle 2 being tubular. Each of the wheels 4 can be arranged on a support tube 3, each support tube 3 being postioned, pushed from one end o... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4909154 | Aerodynamic end closures for railway hopper cars Apparatus for enclosing open end portions of railway hopper cars in order to reduce the aerodynamic drag. Each corner area of each end is provided with a shroud which includes a side plate and an end plate. The side plate covers the open side area at the ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4756256 | Aerodynamic drag reduction for railcars An improved multi-unit railway car adapted to carry several intermodal cargo containers stacked in two tiers, with each of the several car units having substantially smooth side surfaces and including aerodynamic drag-reducing devices located at respectiv... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4746160 | Streamlined truck with semitrailer Highway truck with semitrailer, with or without a second trailer, with spaces between tractor and semitrailer, and between semitrailer and second trailer covered to provide streamlining and with skirts on both sides extending to immediately above ground l... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4738203 | Aerodynamically structured railway car with corner, air flow guides Air flow guide members at each end of the cargo carrying structure of an open top gondola type railway car, together with rounded transition or corner surfaces on the exterior of the car and aerodynamically shaped and oriented cross braces within the car ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4727814 | Interchangeable driveable leading or trailing railway car An inseparable railroad train unit comprises three cars and is adapted for use selectively as a self propelled unit and as an after-coupled unit in a passenger train of the through-passage type. At least the front end of the train unit has a central windo... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4620487 | Aerodynamically structured railway car Air flow guide members at each end of the cargo carrying structure of an open top gondola type railway car, together with rounded transition or corner surfaces on the exterior of the car and aerodynamically shaped and oriented cross braces within the car ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4569289 | Air flow guide structure for open top railway car Air flow guide members at each end of the cargo carrying structure of an open top gondola type railway car, together with rounded transition or corner surfaces on the exterior of the car and aerodynamically shaped and oriented cross braces within the car ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4518188 | Aerodynamic side panels for a tractor-trailer truck An airflow improvement device for improving aerodynamic characteristics of a tractor-trailer truck comprises a side panel extending between the side of the tractor and the side of the trailer. A first end of the side panel is fixed to one of the tractor o... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4508380 | Truck afterbody drag reducing device This invention relates to devices which reduce the aerodynamic drag of trucks. This invention provides means for reducing truck afterbody drag, or drag attributable to the trailing edge region of a truck body/trailer box. More specifically, this invention... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4441751 | Collapsible high speed extension for motor vehicles A collapsible vehicle extension assembly for vehicles and a method for fabrication of such an assembly. The extension has an elastomeric outer shell and an inner structure of flexible non-stretchable membranes which define a plurality of separate air cham... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4411201 | Railway car diaphragm construction Bridging structures are arranged between adjacent cars of trains, for exae high speed, track guided trains or between the sections of buses having at least two sections. A first type of bridging structure provides a sealed walk-through passage between ad... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4293159 | Flexible wind deflector A speed responsive wind deflector comprises a flexible cantilever vane that is attached along one edge to a cross bar mounted on the roof of an automotive vehicle.... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4269444 | Apparatus for reducing aerodynamic drag A trailer body for a tractor trailer rig having a configuration that provides a degree of lift due to the passage of air over the trailer, and also minimizes the air drag at highway speeds.... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4236745 | Retractable streamlining device for vehicles The instant invention relates generally to a truck body streamlining device, and more specifically to a collapsible, pivoted rear door attachment which when deployed in its operative position forms a reduced air drag surface on the rear of the truck body ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4057280 | Aerodynamic drag reduction devices for surface vehicles An elongated protrusion extends adjacent and along a truck body corner in enveloping relation therewith, the corner located at the junction between the exterior side and top walls of a truck body, said protrusion having two rearwardly elongated edge porti... | 11/08/1977 |
