Patents by Inventor Kenneth S. Long

Kenneth S. Long 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).

  • Adjustable trailer underbody fairing
    Patent number: 6644720
    Abstract: An adjustable trailer underbody fairing for a trailer having an adjustable rear wheel assembly and a corresponding tractor unit having rear wheels, the fairing including first and second fairing sections attached to the rear wheel assembly and trailer, respectively, and an adjustable fairing panel coupled to the first and second fairing sections that extends and collapses as the rear wheel assembly is moved to present a planar fairing surface at all times. The fairing can be selectively raised to provide access beneath the trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Windyne Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Long, Robert W. Suggitt
  • Adjustable trailer underbody fairing
    Publication number: 20030057736
    Abstract: An adjustable trailer underbody fairing for a trailer having an adjustable rear wheel assembly and a corresponding tractor unit having rear wheels, the fairing including first and second fairing sections attached to the rear wheel assembly and trailer, respectively, and an adjustable fairing panel coupled to the first and second fairing sections that extends and collapses as the rear wheel assembly is moved to present a planar fairing surface at all times. The fairing can be selectively raised to provide access beneath the trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Windyne Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Long, Robert W. Suggitt