Patents by Inventor John Anthony Downes

John Anthony Downes 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).

  • Spray prevention device
    Patent number: 8608203
    Abstract: A device for preventing spray from emerging from the wheels of vehicles comprises a panel (4) that is adapted to be mounted substantially vertically behind a vehicle wheel (3) for receiving on a first side water released by the wheel (3) as it rotates. The panel (4) includes at least one passage (6) which leads from the first side to a rear second side of the panel (4). The or each passage (6) is other than normal to the plane of the panel (4). There is at least one water-collecting pocket (7A, 7B, 7C) along the side of the or each passage (6). In use, air and water enter the or each passage (6) and are separated so that air passes through the or each passage (6) and mixes with ambient air and water collects in the at least one water-collecting pocket (7A, 7B, 7C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Spraydown Limited
    Inventors: John Anthony Downes, David John Knecht
  • SPRAY PREVENTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110248490
    Abstract: A device for preventing spray from emerging from the wheels of vehicles comprises a panel (4) that is adapted to be mounted substantially vertically behind a vehicle wheel (3) for receiving on a first side water released by the wheel (3) as it rotates. The panel (4) includes at least one passage (6) which leads from the first side to a rear second side of the panel (4). The or each passage (6) is other than normal to the plane of the panel (4). There is at least one water-collecting pocket (7A, 7B, 7C) along the side of the or each passage (6). In use, air and water enter the or each passage (6) and are separated so that air passes through the or each passage (6) and mixes with ambient air and water collects in the at least one water-collecting pocket (7A, 7B, 7C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: SPRAYDOWN LIMITED
    Inventors: John Anthony Downes, David John Knecht
  • Component for a spray suppression device for a vehicle
    Patent number: D641299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Spraydown Limited
    Inventor: John Anthony Downes
  • Spray suppression device for a vehicle
    Patent number: D672296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Spraydown Limited
    Inventor: John Anthony Downes