Patents by Inventor Lionel Henry Townend

Lionel Henry Townend has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • VEHICLE AERODYNAMIC STABILITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20010026078
    Abstract: A vehicle body has one or more aerodynamic devices mounted on each side of the vehicle afterbody so that a gap exists between each device and the adjacent body side which may be boattailed and/or recessed so as to accommodate the device and to permit a substantial airflow between the device and the vehicle body side and to provide a gap from which that flow is discharged downstream. The device may additionally or instead take the form of spats around the rear wheels of a road vehicle, or as additions to the spats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventor: LIONEL HENRY TOWNEND
  • Vehicle aerodynamic stability device
    Patent number: 5927795
    Abstract: A vehicle body has one or more aerodynamic devices mounted on each side of the vehicle afterbody so that a gap exists between each device and the adjacent body side which may be boattailed and/or recessed so as to accomodate the device and to permit a substantial airflow between the device and the vehicle body side and to provide a gap from which that flow is discharged downstream. The device may additionally or instead take the form of spats around the rear wheels of a road vehicle, or as additions to the spats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Inventor: Lionel Henry Townend