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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:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Robert T. Loftus, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Michael J. Mcnulty, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Keith B. Smith, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Robert T. Loftus, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Michael J. McNulty, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Keith B. Smith, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/467 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trim tab assembly for a helicopter rotor blade includes a plurality of metal panels that are secured to the trailing edge of a composite material helicopter blade. Each of the metal panels can be bent relative to the rotor blade to tune the aerodynamic properties of the rotor blade.