Patents
US 12655819 B2: Vehicle airflow system
- Granted
- 2026-06-16
- Filed
- 2024-07-17 application 18776062
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A vehicle including an airflow system defining an air passageway to facilitate airflow to or from an engine component. The airflow system includes a noise control mechanism, such as an attenuator or a tortuous portion of the air passageway, for reducing or otherwise controlling noise associated with the engine component. Positioning and orientation of various inlets provides additional noise reduction for passengers of the vehicle.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 (ipgb20260616.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. 190 patents | US company or organization | Thief River Falls, MN | Arctic Cat Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ARCTIC CAT INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ARCTIC CAT INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Thomas Gilge | Bemidji, MN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | ||
| Ryan John Hughes | Thief River Falls, MN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F02M | Supplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof | F02M35/162 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
| F16H | Gearing | F16H57/0416 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GILGE, BRENT THOMAS signed 2016-08-15 HUGHES, RYAN JOHN signed 2016-08-16 | ARCTIC CAT INC. THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN | 68254/816 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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