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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:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
May. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Del C Schroeder, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
John G Argeropoulos, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Mark E Gleason, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mike Zabat, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Rolls F Forster, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William W Doolittle, III, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2961801 ; 296217 ; 296219 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for increasing the reducing the lift and drag of a soft top passenger vehicle having a soft top having first and second edges in which the point at which flow over the vehicle separates is determined by conventional techniques and an aerodynamic deflector is provided and attached to the roof of the vehicle forward of the separation point at a position that maximizes aerodynamic efficiency.