Patents by Inventor Dean Smart

Dean Smart 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 airflow control apparatus
    Patent number: 10040491
    Abstract: A vehicle airflow control apparatus (900) has an air inlet (902) at the rear quarter glass (906) of the vehicle and ducting (908) leading via an openable joint (912) and rear ducting (912) past a bend (916) to an exit blowing aperture (918), a concertina element (928) allowing duct movement, the openable joint having a self-alignment cup (938) with wedging inner sides (944, 946), an interface seal connecting the rear ducting and the cup, a deployable spoiler (920) having a drive system (978), 10 outboard positional control of the spoiler being provided by a rod (998) with cone surfaces (1000, 1002).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
    Inventors: James Brooks, Grant Hastie, Richard Wilcox, Andrew Kirk, Dean Smart, Benn Matcham, Andrew McAllister, Darren Coe
  • VEHICLE AIRFLOW CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170240226
    Abstract: A vehicle airflow control apparatus (900) has an air inlet (902) at the rear quarter glass (906) of the vehicle and ducting (908) leading via an openable joint (912) and rear ducting (912) past a bend (916) to an exit blowing aperture (918), a concertina element (928) allowing duct movement, the openable joint having a self-alignment cup (938) with wedging inner sides (944, 946), an interface seal connecting the rear ducting and the cup, a deployable spoiler (920) having a drive system (978), 10 outboard positional control of the spoiler being provided by a rod (998) with cone surfaces (1000, 1002).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: James Brooks, Grant Hastie, Richard Wilcox, Andrew Kirk, Dean Smart, Benn Matcham, Andrew McAllister, Darren Coe