Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Jacobsen

Gerald A. Jacobsen 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).

  • Patent number: 4170378
    Abstract: A device aerodynamically designed to lessen air drag in trailers, commonly referred to as a wind deflector, and specifically related recreational trailers having a window at the front end, the device being manually shiftable to a second position, wherein it is self-supporting, to function as an awning for the front window. When functioning as a drag reducer or wind deflector the device is a simple horizontal wedge extending across the major width of the trailer except that the upper and lower panels of such wedge are isosceles trapezoids, and generally triangular wings are provided at each end of the wedge to provide a carefully limited bilateral deflection of the air for minimizing turbulence and streaking of the sides of the trailer during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Inventor: Gerald A. Jacobsen