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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2009
Applicants:

Arvin Shmilovich, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Yoram Yadlin, Irvine, CA (US);

Roger W. Clark, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Inventors:

Arvin Shmilovich, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Yoram Yadlin, Irvine, CA (US);

Roger W. Clark, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/00 (2006.01); B64C 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus comprises a platform configured to move in a streamwise direction, an actuation unit associated with a control surface of the platform, a fluid source configured to supply an airflow to the actuation unit, and a control unit for moving an air jet across the control surface. The actuation unit is configured to form a traversing air jet pointing in the streamwise direction.


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