Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for reducing aerodynamic drag forces on a tractor-trailer vehicle
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Application No.: US17072583Application Date: 2020-10-16
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Publication No.: US10974772B1Publication Date: 2021-04-13
- Inventor: William Leo Gross
- Applicant: William Leo Gross
- Applicant Address: US MI Galesburg
- Assignee: William Leo Gross
- Current Assignee: William Leo Gross
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Galesburg
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: B60R19/34
- IPC: B60R19/34 ; B62D35/00

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a first trailer having a rear end, and a second trailer having a front. The second trailer is coupled to the first trailer. The vehicle also includes at least one flexible membrane that includes a perimeter coupled to the rear end. A seal is formed between the perimeter and the rear end. The vehicle further includes a pressurization source coupled to the vehicle, and at least one port defined in and extending through the rear end. The at least one port is enclosed by the perimeter and in fluidic communication with the pressurization source. In a deployed profile, the at least one flexible membrane extends between the rear end of the first trailer and the front of the second trailer.
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