B62D 35/004
Inflatable nose or rear cones
Official title: {Inflatable nose or rear cones}
B62D35/004 (Inflatable nose or rear cones) appears on 85 US grants and 64 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 85
- Published applications
- 64
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 117
- Latest grant
- 12 Aug 2025
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| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Truck with a retractable cover12 Aug 2025US 12,384,470 B2
- Expandable aerodynamic enhancement apparatus for trailers23 Apr 2024US 11,964,705 B1Pebble Mobility, Inc.
- Retractable cover apparatus for a pickup truck bed and a pickup truck with a retractable bed cover23 Apr 2024US 11,964,706 B2
- Ram air tail cone apparatus and method of use thereof19 Mar 2024US 11,932,318 B2
- Deployable fairing for transport vehicle28 Mar 2023US 11,613,313 B2Andrus Research Inc.
- Vehicle having active grille shutter assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208575 A1Fca US LLC
- Fairing system for aft-end drag reduction on vehicles with a box-shaped enclosure23 Oct 2025US 2025/0326447 A1Nova Aerospace Structures Ltd.
- Inflatable aerodynamic deflector for conveyances18 Sep 2025US 2025/0289514 A1Tesla, Inc.
- Retractable cover apparatus for a pickup truck bed and a pickup truck with a retractable bed cover17 Oct 2024US 2024/0343315 A1
- Deflector structure25 Jul 2024US 2024/0246619 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Collapsible streamlined tail for trucks and trailers162US 6,309,010 B12001
- Streamlining appendage for vehicles142US 4,601,508 A1986
- Drag reducer for rear end of vehicle140US 4,978,162 A1990
- Long-haul vehicle streamline apparatus139US 5,058,945 A1991
- Deployable airfoil for trucks and trailers134US 6,666,498 B12003