ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,897, issued on May 13.
"Downforce system for a vehicle" was invented by George Karl Scholz (Wotton-Under-Edge, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downforce system for a vehicle includes: a restrictor configured to restrict a flow of air into a region that is defined at least in part by the restrictor and a ground surface, a rim disposed on the restrictor and configured to form at least a partial seal with the ground surface; a dedicated pressure source disposed outside the restrictor and connected to the restrictor via an air flow path, the pressure source being configured to generate a pressure differential across the re...