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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2018
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Katia Bertoldi, Cambridge, MA (US);
August G. Domel, Sleepy Hollow, IL (US);
George V. Lauder, Lexington, MA (US);
Mehdi Saadat, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hossein Haj-Hariri, Columbia, SC (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Abstract
An aerodynamic device for enhancing lift and reducing drag on a body, comprising a plurality of raised members, each having a symmetric profile and including a central portion having an elongated profile, and first and second outer portions having elongated profiles and arranged substantially parallel to and on opposing sides of the central portion, wherein the plurality of raised members are situated adjacent one another to form a continuous structure on or defining at least a portion of a surface of the body and oriented such that the raised members are substantially aligned with a direction of localized flow on the body. An aerodynamic device for enhancing lift and reducing drag of a flying disc, wherein the plurality of raised members are situated adjacent one another to form a continuous structure and the raised members are oriented in a substantially circumferential direction on the surface of the flying disc.