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Patent No.:

US 8960771 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2010
Applicant:

James Kenneth Bullis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventor:

James Kenneth Bullis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 17/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/04 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60K 5/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 5/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/30 (2013.01); B62D 33/04 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/14 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/145 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention is a vehicle for ground transportation that is an aerodynamic shell attached to wheels. The aerodynamic shell is shaped according to airship technology and is elevated such that air flow around the shell is like air flow would be for that shell in flight. The elevation is accomplished with attached structure and attached wheels. Wheels at each side of the vehicle are arranged in wheel trains that are filled in and streamlined to form secondary aerodynamic units, with space between wheels used for equipment. The invention requires changing the position of the engine from its usual place that is low and at the front of the vehicle to a very different position that is high and at the rear of the vehicle.


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Bullis, James. (2015). High efficiency vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 8960771). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8960771

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