US Patent Issued to FCA US on Dec. 16 for "Active aerodynamic vehicle underbody spare tire assembly" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,111, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Active aerodynamic vehicle underbody spare tire assembly" was invented by Samarasingham Jeyasingham (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Jonathan M Francis (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Arturo Guzman-Magana (LaSalle, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An active aerodynamic vehicle underbody spare tire assembly improves airflow dynamics and reduces drag at an underbody and rearend of a vehicle, ultimately extending vehicle battery range in an electric vehicle and providing better fuel economy in a gas-powered vehicle. The active aerodynamic vehicle underbody spare tire assem...