Patents by Inventor Rodrigo Caus Martins

Rodrigo Caus Martins 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).

  • Active combustion air intake system for truck, tractor, or bus vehicle
    Patent number: 11008960
    Abstract: A combustion air intake apparatus for a truck, tractor, or bus vehicle for highway use includes an air deflecting element that is selectively deployable to cause dynamic air pressure created by vehicle motion to increase static air, pressure within the intake apparatus under appropriate conditions. Deployment or retraction of the air deflecting element is responsive to at least one of forward speed of the vehicle, air pressure downstream of an air inlet opening, or throttle position, and may further be responsive to detection of precipitation and/or particulate material. An air deflecting element may include a moveable plate or flap, moveable louvers, or a moveable duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Linus Hjelm, Rodrigo Caus Martins, Fabio Ribeiro
  • ACTIVE COMBUSTION AIR INTAKE SYSTEM FOR TRUCK, TRACTOR, OR BUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200049082
    Abstract: A combustion air intake apparatus for a truck, tractor, or bus vehicle for highway use includes an air deflecting element that is selectively deployable to cause dynamic air pressure created by vehicle motion to increase static air, pressure within the intake apparatus under appropriate conditions. Deployment or retraction of the air deflecting element is responsive to at least one of forward speed of the vehicle, air pressure downstream of an air inlet opening, or throttle position, and may further be responsive to detection of precipitation and/or particulate material. An air deflecting element may include a moveable plate or flap, moveable louvers, or a moveable duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Linus Hjelm, Rodrigo Caus Martins, Fabio Ribeiro