Patents by Inventor Peter Huggins

Peter Huggins 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).

  • Drag reducing apparatus for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8287030
    Abstract: The disclosure comprises a pair of inflatable substantially inelastic lobes. A single lobe can be mounted on each of the rear trailer doors of a standard tractor-trailer unit. Each lobe can be inflated or deployed to provide an aerodynamic substantially planar contour extending rearwardly of the rear end of the vehicle. The aerodynamic shape of the lobes with stable and substantially planar external surfaces for air to pass over can be created by a series of internal cords and flag sets extending substantially horizontally and vertically in an array from one side of the lobe to the other side of each lobe. When the lobes are deflated, the trailer doors can be opened and latched to the side of the trailer in a conventional manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Airodynamic Trailer Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick E. Ryan, J. Barry Ryan, James C. Ryan, William J. Ryan, Paul J. Pawlowski, Kenneth Chaloupek, Peter Huggins, Steven Fenske, Mohammad Kassemi
  • DRAG REDUCING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100181799
    Abstract: The disclosure comprises a pair of inflatable substantially inelastic lobes. A single lobe can be mounted on each of the rear trailer doors of a standard tractor-trailer unit. Each lobe can be inflated or deployed to provide an aerodynamic substantially planar contour extending rearwardly of the rear end of the vehicle. The aerodynamic shape of the lobes with stable and substantially planar external surfaces for air to pass over can be created by a series of internal cords and flag sets extending substantially horizontally and vertically in an array from one side of the lobe to the other side of each lobe. When the lobes are deflated, the trailer doors can be opened and latched to the side of the trailer in a conventional manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick E. Ryan, J. Barry Ryan, Steven Fenske, William J. Ryan, Paul J. Pawlowski, Kenneth Chaloupek, Peter Huggins