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Patent No.:

US 12330798 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2021

Flat plate airfoil platform vehicle

Applicant:

The Suppes Family Trust, Columbia, MO (US);

Inventor:

Galen J. Suppes, Columbia, MO (US);

Assignees:

[object Object];

The Suppes Family Trust, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Joseph W Sanderson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 3/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/20 (2023.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 30/12 (2023.01); B64U 30/297 (2023.01); B64U 50/31 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/293 (2023.01); B64U 60/50 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 3/00 (2013.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 30/297 (2023.01); B64U 50/31 (2023.01); B64U 10/20 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/12 (2023.01); B64U 30/293 (2023.01); B64U 60/50 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01);
Abstract

Towed aerodynamic platforms approach the behavior of flat plate airfoils to achieve high lift-to-drag (L:D) performance when operated at low pitch angles. A lead aircraft may tow multiple platforms to form train units. Low form drag and high L:D enable solar aircraft that are more robust and faster than approaches extending wingspan rather than extending the length of the aerial train. Applications extend beyond solar aircraft and include vehicles towed along an overhead monorail system and aerial drones.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Suppes, Galen. (2025). Flat plate airfoil platform vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 12330798). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12330798

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