Patents by Inventor Mike Zabat

Mike Zabat 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 lift and drag of a soft top passenger vehicle
    Patent number: 5941595
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing the reducing the lift and drag of a soft top passenger vehicle having a soft top having first and second edges in which the point at which flow over the vehicle separates is determined by conventional techniques and an aerodynamic deflector is provided and attached to the roof of the vehicle forward of the separation point at a position that maximizes aerodynamic efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Del C. Schroeder, John G. Argeropoulos, Mark E. Gleason, Mike Zabat, Rolls F. Forster, William W. Doolittle, III