Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel T. Su

Jean-Michel T. Su 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: 9926022
    Abstract: An airflow management cover for a vehicle subsystem arranged proximate a section of the vehicle to guide oncoming ambient airflow when the vehicle is in motion includes a convex body. The convex body has an exterior surface shaped to redirect an external portion of the oncoming ambient airflow around the vehicle subsystem to thereby minimize aerodynamic drag and reduce aerodynamic lift on the vehicle body. The airflow management cover also includes an aperture defined by the convex body and configured to exhaust a stream of a subsystem portion of the oncoming airflow to rejoin with the redirected external portion of the oncoming airflow after the subsystem portion of the airflow has passed across the subsystem. The airflow management cover additionally includes a fastening flange extending from the convex body and configured for mounting to the vehicle section. A vehicle having such an airflow management cover is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Adam Golembeski, Jason W. Guenzel, Christopher T. Koh, Luis Enrique Patino Ramirez, Jean-Michel T. Su