Patents by Inventor Gary Dean Reid

Gary Dean Reid 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).

  • Wind assisted electric vehicle
    Patent number: 8217525
    Abstract: A vehicle having an electric drive motor and a battery pack which provides power to the motor. The vehicle has panels that provide a wind tunnel when the vehicle is in motion, and a wind generator which is positioned inside or outside the wind tunnel to supply electricity to the power pack while the vehicle is in motion. When the vehicle is parked, the wind generator is repositioned to be above the vehicle where it is driven by a breeze around the vehicle to again supply power to the power pack. The power pack is charged while the vehicle is being driven or parked by wind power only. It does not have to be plugged in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventor: Gary Dean Reid
  • WIND ASSISTED ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110057450
    Abstract: A vehicle having an electric drive motor and a battery pack which provides power to the motor. The vehicle has panels that provide a wind tunnel when the vehicle is in motion, and a wind generator which is positioned inside or outside the wind tunnel to supply electricity to the power pack while the vehicle is in motion. When the vehicle is parked, the wind generator is repositioned to be above the vehicle where it is driven by a breeze around the vehicle to again supply power to the power pack. The power pack is charged while the vehicle is being driven or parked by wind power only. It does not have to be plugged in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: Gary Dean Reid