Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Reece

Jeffrey Reece 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).

  • Configurable rear underbody aerodynamic diffuser
    Patent number: 9868479
    Abstract: Multiple vertical panel strakes extend from a rear underbody of the automobile in a street configuration. Multiple vertical panel extensions include extension coupling elements designed to removably couple the vertical panel extensions to the plurality of vertical strakes in a track configuration. When the rear underbody aerodynamic diffuser is in the street configuration, the plurality of vertical panel extensions are uncoupled from the plurality of vertical panel strakes and the vertical panel strakes have an overall width that extends a vertical street distance. When the rear underbody aerodynamic diffuser is in the track configuration, the plurality of vertical panel extensions are removably coupled to the plurality of vertical panel strakes and the combined vertical panel strakes and vertical panel extensions have an overall width that extends a vertical track distance that is greater than the vertical street distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Michael M. Shinedling, Sriram S Pakkam, Jeffrey Reece
  • CONFIGURABLE REAR UNDERBODY AERODYNAMIC DIFFUSER
    Publication number: 20170297637
    Abstract: Multiple vertical panel strakes extend from a rear underbody of the automobile in a street configuration. Multiple vertical panel extensions include extension coupling elements designed to removably couple the vertical panel extensions to the plurality of vertical strakes in a track configuration. When the rear underbody aerodynamic diffuser is in the street configuration, the plurality of vertical panel extensions are uncoupled from the plurality of vertical panel strakes and the vertical panel strakes have an overall width that extends a vertical street distance. When the rear underbody aerodynamic diffuser is in the track configuration, the plurality of vertical panel extensions are removably coupled to the plurality of vertical panel strakes and the combined vertical panel strakes and vertical panel extensions have an overall width that extends a vertical track distance that is greater than the vertical street distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Michael M. Shinedling, Sriram S. Pakkam, Jeffrey Reece