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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:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Simon J Scott, Bristol, GB;
Graham a Johnson, Bristol, GB;
Edward Thornton, Tetbury, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Airbus UK Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to apparatus for influencing fluid flow over a surface, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to turbulent boundary layer flow drag reduction for an aircraft. The present invention provides such apparatus including a plasma generator comprising a first electrode and a signal generator, the apparatus being operable to drive the first electrode with a pulsed signal generated by the signal generator thereby to cause a change in direction of the flow of the fluid over the surface.