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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:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terrence L Perkins, Yeovil, GB;
Assignee:
Westland Helicopters Limited, Yeovil, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244 / ; 73182 ;
Abstract
A static vent unit particularly for use in the side of a helicopter fuselage includes a support plate having a vent port and a strake extending generally horizontally below the vent port with an upper surface facing the vent port and generally perpendicular to the support plate surface, and airflow deflection means located below the strake to deflect airflow away from the strake when the unit is operating in an airflow from below the strake.