ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,546, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Trailer Aerodynamics LLC (Chicago).
"Aerodynamic system with rear fairing having a kick out" was invented by Calvin Rhett Bradley (Blountville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerodynamic system (10) for a tractor trailer (12) is provided that has a rear fairing (18) configured for attachment to a trailer (16) of a tractor trailer. The trailer (16) has a cargo area (30) and the rear fairing (18) is configured for being located in the vertical direction lower than the cargo area (30). The rear fairing (18) has an air flow surface (32) facing outboard in the lateral direction, and a kick ...