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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:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Philipp Witte, Renton, WA (US);
Darrell D. Campbell, Jr., Vashon Island, WA (US);
Billy P. Tung, Seattle, WA (US);
Fedor Kleshchev, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/065 (2013.01); Y02T 50/164 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49817 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01);
Abstract
A winglet attach fitting may include a wing attachment portion, an upper winglet attachment portion, and a lower winglet attachment portion. The upper winglet attachment portion may be coupled to the wing attachment portion and may be configured to support an upper winglet. The lower winglet attachment portion may be coupled to the wing attachment portion and may be configured to support a lower winglet. The wing attachment portion may be removably attachable to a wing tip using fasteners.