Patents by Inventor Douglas S. Fairburn

Douglas S. Fairburn 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).

  • Air channeler for reducing wind resistance and method of use
    Patent number: 6692066
    Abstract: An air channeler device is provided for use with a vehicle having a forward and rearward end for reducing wind resistance of the vehicle. The air channeler has an air inlet for positioning within an air stream surrounding the vehicle so that air is received in the inlet as the air stream moves about the vehicle. An air discharge is provided for positioning at a generally central location of the rearward end of the vehicle and has a width that is substantially less than the width of the rearward end of the body so that the air discharge is spaced inward from the edges of the rearward end. An air conduit couples to the vehicle and has a generally tubular passageway that is in communication between the air inlet and the air discharge for directing air from the air inlet through the conduit to the discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Vacuum Breaker Mile Maker
    Inventors: Douglas S. Fairburn, June M. Fairburn, Julian P. Jadlowski
  • Air channeler for reducing wind resistance and method of use
    Publication number: 20030193216
    Abstract: An air channeler device is provided for use with a vehicle having a forward and rearward end for reducing wind resistance of the vehicle. The air channeler has an air inlet for positioning within an air stream surrounding the vehicle so that air is received in the inlet as the air stream moves about the vehicle. An air discharge is provided for positioning at a generally central location of the rearward end of the vehicle and has a width that is substantially less than the width of the rearward end of the body so that the air discharge is spaced inward from the edges of the rearward end. An air conduit couples to the vehicle and has a generally tubular passageway that is in communication between the air inlet and the air discharge for directing air from the air inlet through the conduit to the discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas S. Fairburn, June M. Fairburn, Julian P. Jadlowski
  • Air channeler for reducing wind resistance and method of use
    Patent number: 6561575
    Abstract: An air channeler device is provided for use with a vehicle having a forward and rearward end for reducing wind resistance of the vehicle. The air channeler has an air inlet for positioning within an air stream surrounding the vehicle so that air is received in the inlet as the air stream moves about the vehicle. An air discharge is provided for positioning at a generally central location of the rearward end of the vehicle and has a width that is substantially less than the width of the rearward end of the body so that the air discharge is spaced inward from the edges of the rearward end. An air conduit couples to the vehicle and has a generally tubular passageway that is in communication between the air inlet and the air discharge for directing air from the air inlet through the conduit to the discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Vacuum Breaker Mile Maker
    Inventors: Douglas S. Fairburn, June M. Fairburn, Julian P. Jadlowski
  • AIR CHANNELER FOR REDUCING WIND RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20030038508
    Abstract: An air channeler device is provided for use with a vehicle having a forward and rearward end for reducing wind resistance of the vehicle. The air channeler has an air inlet for positioning within an air stream surrounding the vehicle so that air is received in the inlet as the air stream moves about the vehicle. An air discharge is provided for positioning at a generally central location of the rearward end of the vehicle and has a width that is substantially less than the width of the rearward end of the body so that the air discharge is spaced inward from the edges of the rearward end. An air conduit couples to the vehicle and has a generally tubular passageway that is in communication between the air inlet and the air discharge for directing air from the air inlet through the conduit to the discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas S. Fairburn, June M. Fairburn, Julian P. Jadlowski