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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Calvin Rhett Bradley, Greenville, SC (US);
Lucas Thompson, Seekonk, MA (US);
Christopher Bellino, Charlestown, MA (US);
Ray Ayala, Mansfield, MA (US);
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a wake disruptor () for use on the rear side () of a land vehicle (), a method of using the wake disruptor to reduce drag of a land vehicle, and a land vehicle including the wake disruptor. The wake disruptor forms a protrusion extending outwardly from a rear side of the land vehicle by a distance of 1.5 to 8 inches and has a length extending at least partially in a direction of the vehicle width. The land vehicle may comprise a motorized or powered vehicle and/or a towed object, such as a trailer.