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US 2022/0089229 A1Published application
Vortex Generator
OwnerMark CALDERinventor
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Abstract
A vortex generator for reducing bow waves on a vessel. The vortex generator has a base and an upwardly extending fin. The vortex generator is placed on a vessel, such as a trailer. When the trailer passes another vessel, the vortex generator decreases the bow waves created by the Bernoulli effect. This reduces the vehicles from being pressed toward one another when passing. Further, when the vortex generators are placed atop a trailer, they reduce the impact of crosswinds.
Claims20
A vortex generator comprising:
- a base;
- a planar fine extending upward from said base.
A method of reducing sway on a trailer, said method comprising:
- a) obtaining at least two vortex generators, wherein each of said vortex generator comprises a base and a planar fin extending upward from said base;
- b) placing vortex generators on two vertical sides of a trailer.
A method of reducing the impact of cross winds, said method comprising:
- a) obtaining at least two vortex generators, wherein each of said vortex generator comprises a base and a planar fin extending upward from said base;
- b) placing vortex generators atop each top side edges of a trailer, wherein said vortex generators are placed so that the fin is parallel with the length of the trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.