Patents by Inventor Alec Costerus

Alec Costerus 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).

  • Patent number: 10882572
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to fairings for use on a trailer having a movable bogie. In one implementation, panels of the fairing extend at least to a rear termination point of the movable bogie and include a slim hinge to prevent interference with a pair of wheels coupled to the bogie. Accordingly, implementations of the present disclosure include a fairing that allows for translation of the movable bogie, while also providing panel coverage up to and beyond a pair of wheels coupled to the bogie regardless of the bogie position relative to the trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Windyne Fairing Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Duane Edwin Hein, Alec Costerus
  • Publication number: 20190276096
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to fairings for use on a trailer having a movable bogie. In one implementation, panels of the fairing extend at least to a rear termination point of the movable bogie and include a slim hinge to prevent interference with a pair of wheels coupled to the bogie. Accordingly, implementations of the present disclosure include a fairing that allows for translation of the movable bogie, while also providing panel coverage up to and beyond a pair of wheels coupled to the bogie regardless of the bogie position relative to the trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Duane Edwin Hein, Alec Costerus
  • Patent number: D904948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Windyne Fairing Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Duane Edwin Hein, Alec Costerus