Patents by Inventor Christopher Bellino

Christopher Bellino 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).

  • Wake disruptor for use with a land vehicle
    Patent number: 10919581
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a wake disruptor (112) for use on the rear side (102) of a land vehicle (100), a method of using the wake disruptor to reduce drag of a land vehicle, and a land vehicle including the wake disruptor. The wake disruptor forms a protrusion extending outwardly from a rear side of the land vehicle by a distance of 1.5 to 8 inches and has a length extending at least partially in a direction of the vehicle width. The land vehicle may comprise a motorized or powered vehicle and/or a towed object, such as a trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Calvin Rhett Bradley, Lucas Thompson, Christopher Bellino, Ray Ayala
  • WAKE DISRUPTOR FOR USE WITH A LAND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200164932
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a wake disruptor (112) for use on the rear side (102) of a land vehicle (100), a method of using the wake disruptor to reduce drag of a land vehicle, and a land vehicle including the wake disruptor. The wake disruptor forms a protrusion extending outwardly from a rear side of the land vehicle by a distance of 1.5 to 8 inches and has a length extending at least partially in a direction of the vehicle width. The land vehicle may comprise a motorized or powered vehicle and/or a towed object, such as a trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Calvin Rhett Bradley, Lucas Thompson, Christopher Bellino, Ray Ayala