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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 5546865 | Device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a cavity in a flow, and a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, provided with such a device The present invention relates to a device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a cavity in a flow, said device comprising a blade disposed upstream from the cavity so that it overlaps at least one edge of the cavity and the corresponding wall of the corre... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5527000 | Duplex complementary carrier A duplex complementary carrier includes a flight vehicle floating above the ground, a control system moving on the ground for controlling movement of the flight vehicle, and a connecting system connecting between the control system and the flight vehicle.... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5199358 | Vehicle guideway and system for mass transportation The invention is a novel transit system in which vehicles are piggybacked onto electrically operated upper sled modules for longer distances or between critical high volume areas such as city centers and airports. The front wheels of the Electric vehicles... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5078448 | Cab to trailer air deflector An aerodynamic-gap sealing structure for a tractor-trailer combination includes rigid multipiece articulating shields at rear corners of the tractor and extending rearwardly to engage a side of a front face of the trailer. Similarly, a cab of the tractor ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4941406 | Magnetic and aerodynamic levitation vehicle A vehicle (10) mounted on a T-shaped rail (100) and having wings (11) providing lift is described. The vehicle uses magnets (18) on the vehicle and materials (101) attracted by the magnet on the rail to provide magnetic levitation. Propulsion is provided ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4917434 | Construction of side corner portion of motor vehicle A construction of side corner portions of a motor vehicle, wherein air blow-out openings are respectively formed on right and left side corner portions at least either on a front portion or on a rear quarter portion of the motor vehicle, and, when crosswi... | 04/17/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4502724 | Vehicle payload lightener The exterior of a vehicle, e.g. the roof of a land vehicle such as a tractor trailer cab, trailer, truck, bus, auto, van, rail car or the like, is provided with exposed moving surface, which moves relatively rearwardly, relatively more quickly than the ve... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4457550 | Means for reducing vehicle drag An edge for frontal engagement with air flow as occurs when vehicles are moving in an air environment. The edge is elongate and intended to wrap around an existing corner where two substantially planar surfaces intersect, one of the planar surfaces being ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4455045 | Means for maintaining attached flow of a flowing medium One or more channels whose edges generate streamwise vortices from heights coincidental with a local flow-control surface into the channels are used to maintain attached flow of a fluid medium flowing therepast, even in areas of severe regional adverse pr... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4408792 | Cab-mounted fairing A fairing for mounting atop the cab of a motor vehicle such as a tractor unit of a tractor-trailer truck includes feet for supporting an aerodynamically-shaped, thin-walled hollow front member and a rear panel which substantially closes the rear side of t... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4375898 | Air deflector assembly An air deflector assembly for reducing aerodynamic drag on a tractor-trailer vehicle, a full truck or similar automotive vehicles which includes a deflector panel pivotally mounted above the roof of the tractor for deflecting a portion of the air flow pas... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4343506 | Low-drag ground vehicle particularly suited for use in safely transporting livestock A low-drag truck consisting of a tractor-trailer rig (10) characterized by a rounded forebody and a protective fairing (16) for the gap conventionally found to exist between the tractor and the trailer, particularly suited for establishing an attached flo... | 08/10/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4262954 | Frontal assembly for vehicles A frontal assembly for mounting on the front of a vehicle that serves to reduce drag, increase wheel traction and shield the windshield. A deflecting plate with a convex frontal surface extends up and back along a smooth, continuous curve of a selected ra... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4257640 | Drag reducer for land vehicles A drag reducer for a gap in a land vehicle moving through air which consists of a retractable or articulated baffle, spanning approximately the entire distance of the gap. The drag reducer can be used on all land vehicles and is readily adaptable for use ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4214787 | Drag reducing apparatus A pair of trim panels are pivotally connected to the rear end of a vehicle to reduce air drag when the vehicle is in motion, with control apparatus connected between each trim panel and the rear end of the vehicle for maintaining the trim panel in an oper... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4210354 | Aerodynamic drag-reducing shield for mounting on the front of a cargo carrying compartment of a road vehicle An aerodynamic drag-reducing shield for mounting on the front of a trailer or truck box, has a front surface contour defined by a series of semi-ellipses, the minor axes of the ellipses tapering off towards the upper rear edge of the shield at such rate t... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4206942 | Cargo-protecting drag-reducing adjustable wind-deflector for vehicles A light-weight cargo-protecting and air-flow-drag-reducing wind-deflector is made quickly and easily attachable to the roofs of automobiles or truck cabs by suction cups and conventional gutter-anchorable straps. The wind-deflector is formed of a curved f... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4199185 | Apparatus for reducing the wind resistance imposed on a prime mover-trailer combination Apparatus for reducing the wind resistance or drag imposed on a prime mover-trailer combination, said apparatus being adapted for mounting on top of the prime mover, said apparatus comprising an upper surface generally extending upwardly and rearwardly fr... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4156543 | Tractor trailer air deflector device An adjustable air-deflector device adapted to be movably mounted on the roof of a driving cab of a commercial vehicle and comprising a substantially planar member having the shape of a truncated isosceles triangle, the shorter parallel edge of which is hi... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4103957 | Truck air foils Disclosed is a truck air foil having upper and lower elongated generally rectangular panels hinged one to the other along opposed edges. A bracket on the forward face of the cargo box pivotally mounts the upper edge of the upper panel while the lower edge... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4102548 | Infinitely variable, controllably and/or automatically adjustable air deflector and method A method and apparatus whereby an operator within the cab of an automotive vehicle can manually or automatically deflect oncoming and side air flows to obtain the optimum air drag reduction on the vehicle.... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4095835 | Flow-nose deployable streamlining for vehicles An energy-saving streamlining structure for the fronts of motor trucks, motor homes, buses and the like, comprises when deployed a forward-pointing transparent conical shell supported on the front of a truck by a stem generally axial to the shell; telesco... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4088362 | Inflatable aerodynamic nose cone A nose cone for attachment to cargo trailers provides stability and fuel economy. In addition to these properties, the nose cone is inflatable and readily detachable so that it can be used in fleet operation without down time.... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4087124 | Illuminated drag reducing system By providing a wind deflecting panel with illuminating devices mounted thereto and an information bearing overlay positioned in spaced juxtaposition to said illuminating devices, an illuminated drag reducer is provided. In this manner, advertising message... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4084846 | Universal support assembly for drag reducing equipment By providing a completely adjustable support system for securely mounting drag reducing equipment to the roof of a land transport vehicle forward of a drag producing surface with the support system secured to the roof in a configuration which allows the d... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4082340 | Air current deflecting device This disclosure pertains to an air deflector mounted on the roof of a towing vehicle to deflect upwardly a stream of air impinging on an inclined surface of the deflector thereby decreasing the drag of the towed vehicle. A pair of accordian side sheets pr... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4063772 | Tailgate vent A tailgate vent and deflector for use with a vehicle having an open top carrying compartment for allowing the passage of air through and around the tailgate when the compartment is empty thereby relieving the force of the wind on the tailgate as the vehic... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4056279 | Air deflector for tractor-trailer vehicle An air deflector, which is adapted to be mounted on the roof of a cab of a tractor pulling a trailer and has a frontwardly facing totally curved air deflecting surface that is symmetrical about a vertical center plane and is forwardly convex in all horizo... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4036519 | Streamlining apparatus for articulated road vehicle An air inflated bag of flexible sheet material includes a front portion which is mounted on the body or cab of a vehicle such as a tractor hitched to a semi-trailer. A rear portion of the inflated bag extends between the cab and the trailer body to provid... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4035013 | Drag reducer for land vehicles A drag reducer for a gap in a land vehicle moving through air which consists of a retractable or articulated baffle, spanning approximately the entire distance of the gap. The drag reducer can be used on all land vehicles and is readily adaptable for use ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4022508 | Air drag reducing means for bluff vehicles and the like Means for reducing the air drag on bluff vehicles are disclosed which facilitate improved fuel mileage and reduce induced air turbulence adjacent the vehicle. In one embodiment the air drag reducing means employs an airvane member secured in spaced relati... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4018472 | Tractor-trailer aerodynamic drag reducer A device for reducing the aerodynamic drag on a tractor-trailer is mounted on the tractor roof and includes an upwardly inclined rearwardly extending top surface having its leading edge faired into the tractor roof. The device has side walls which extend ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4006931 | Device for reducing wind resistance of a vehicle This disclosure relates to a device for reducing the wind resistance of a vehicle having a rearward body portion of greater height than a forward body portion such as a tractor-trailer rig. A false roof of generally inverted U-shape is positioned on top o... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3999797 | Airvane device for bluff vehicles and the like An airvane for use with bluff vehicles and the like to reduce air drag thereon is disclosed wherein the airvane includes a curved portion and a generally planar portion. Such airvanes are mounted adjacent the corner edges of the vehicle, particularly the ... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3972556 | Tractor-trailer aerodynamic drag reducer A device for reducing the aerodynamic drag on a tractor-trailer is mounted on the tractor roof and includes a upwardly inclined rearwardy extending top surface having its leading edge faired into the tractor roof. The device has sidewalls which extend gen... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3971586 | Drag reducer for land vehicles A drag reducer for a gap in a land vehicle moving through air capable of stabilizing the stagnant air in the gap which tends to rotate and form a horseshoe shaped vortex. The vortex directs the surrounding airstream around the stable vortex and thereby re... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3960402 | Vehicle flow direction vanes Vehicle Flow Direction Vanes for reducing the rear vacuum induced drag on moving vehicles and thus increase mileage performance on the order of 20 percent. Aft, and forward, mounted flow direction vanes are attached to flat-back vehicles to deflect air fl... | 06/01/1976 |
