Patents by Inventor Rainer M. BUFFO

Rainer M. BUFFO 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).

  • Patent number: 9815504
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an improved flow control device for a vehicle (1), especially for a truck or small van, that comprises at least one air deflector blade (10, 12), which can be installed in an operating position as an extension of the contour on a rear vehicle edge (52), which forms an air deflector area and which is installed tiltably around a swivel axis by means of an adjustment unit between the operating position (I) and a stowing position (II). The present invention further concerns a vehicle (1) that is equipped with the flow control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: AIRNMOTION GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer M. Buffo, Ingo Martin, Rene Tuxhorn
  • Publication number: 20150367900
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an improved flow control device for a vehicle (1), especially for a truck or small van, that comprises at least one air deflector blade (10, 12), which can be installed in an operating position as an extension of the contour on a rear vehicle edge (52), which forms an air deflector area and which is installed tiltably around a swivel axis by means of an adjustment unit between the operating position (I) and a stowing position (II). The present invention further concerns a vehicle (1) that is equipped with the flow control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: AIRNMOTION GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer M. BUFFO, Ingo MARTIN, Rene TUXHORN