Patents by Inventor Blake Kashiwagi

Blake Kashiwagi 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).

  • Dynamically adjustable aerodynamic vehicle devices
    Patent number: 8496285
    Abstract: Adjustable aerodynamic devices are controlled to control the drag on a vehicle. In one form, control is accomplished in response to pressure from a plurality of pressure sensors. In another form, control is accomplished in response to air movement measurements, such as of wind speed and direction at a location that a vehicle has yet to reach. In another form, the position and location of air vortices between a cab and trailer can be determined and adjusted to adjust the drag by controlling aerodynamic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler Trucks North America LLC
    Inventors: Matthew C. C. Rogers, Justin Yee, Blake Kashiwagi, Matthew Guilfoyle, John Brzustowicz, Robert McFarlane, Bruno Banceu
  • DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE AERODYNAMIC VEHICLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110241377
    Abstract: Adjustable aerodynamic devices are controlled to control the drag on a vehicle. In one form, control is accomplished in response to pressure from a plurality of pressure sensors. In another form, control is accomplished in response to air movement measurements, such as of wind speed and direction at a location that a vehicle has yet to reach. In another form, the position and location of air vortices between a cab and trailer can be determined and adjusted to adjust the drag by controlling aerodynamic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Matthew C. C. Rogers, Justin Yee, Blake Kashiwagi, Matthew Guilfoyle, John Brzustowicz, Robert McFarlane, Bruno Banceu