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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
May. 10, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jan A. Kordel, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael A. Balzer, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark M. Bleazard, Snohomish, WA (US);
Jacob D. Virnig, Woodinville, WA (US);
Wendell C. K. Choy, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gregory M. Santini, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 9/16 (2006.01); B64C 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 3/187 (2013.01); B64C 3/20 (2013.01); B64C 3/26 (2013.01); B64C 9/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wing flap includes a flap body. The flap body includes an upper skin, a lower skin opposite the upper skin, and a plurality of spars that extend between the upper skin and the lower skin. The wing flap also includes a torque member that is coupled to the flap body. A portion of the torque member is contiguous with at least one of the upper skin and the lower skin.