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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 06, 2017
Applicant:

Flowbelow Aero, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Joshua Butler, Austin, TX (US);

Kyle Walker, Austin, TX (US);

Redza Shah, Austin, TX (US);

Zane McCarthy, Jollyville, TX (US);

Michael O'Connell, Round Rock, TX (US);

Aaron McGraw, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

FLOWBELOW AERO, INC., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/00305 (2020.05); B60C 23/00318 (2020.05); B60C 23/00354 (2020.05); B60C 23/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

A chassis mounted energy extraction and delivery system. In one embodiment, a gravity-referenced, external tire inflation facility is integrated into an aerodynamic fairing mounted on the chassis of a vehicle. In one other embodiment, a torsion bar coupled between a hub-mounted energy extraction or delivery facility and a selected portion of the chassis provides a cross-referenced fixed point of reference. In a dual-axle embodiment, a first end of the torsion bar is coupled to the hub of one axle and a second end of the torsion bar is coupled to the hub of the other axle. In a single-axle embodiment, the second end of the torsion bar is coupled to the chassis.


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