Patents by Inventor John C. Schroeder

John C. Schroeder 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reducing drag on a moving body
    Patent number: 5374013
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for reducing drag produced by relative air movement on a moving body are disclosed. The method includes the steps of modifying a rear air pressure behind a rear of the body such that the rear air pressure is increased, wherein the air pressure modifying step includes inletting an amount of air from a boundary flow around the body and forming a pressure shell behind the rear of the body, wherein the pressure shell forming step includes forming a large vortex behind the rear of the body by outletting the inlet air at the rear of the body in a plurality of small high-energy vortices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Inventors: David A. Bassett, Marlin R. Bassett, John C. Schroeder