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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2021
Trailer Aerodynamics Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Calvin Rhett Bradley, Blountville, TN (US);
Trailer Aerodynamics LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () for a trailer () that has a trailer skirt () in which the majority of its outer surface length is oriented at an angle from 3 degrees to 7 degrees to the longitudinal direction and extends inboard in the lateral direction upon extension forward in the longitudinal direction. An aerodynamic mud flap () is present and configured for being located rearward of the trailer skirt () in the longitudinal direction. The aerodynamic mud flap () has a barrier section () that includes apertures therethrough that allow air and particles to flow during travel of the trailer (). A top fairing () is present and is configured for being attached to a top surface of the trailer (). The top fairing () is configured to be located closer to the rearward terminal end of the trailer () than to the forward terminal end of the trailer () in the longitudinal direction. The apparatus () also has a rib cover ().
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