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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:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stanley D. Ferguson, Renton, WA (US);
Ian J. Fialho, League City, TX (US);
Richard C. Potter, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/00 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/005 (2013.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 23/00 (2013.01); B64D 39/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft comprises a wing assembly, a pod, and a pylon attaching the pod to the wing assembly. The pylon has a swept pylon flap, which is configured to unload the pylon and pod during flight of the aircraft, and also to create downward flow that counters a vortex trailing the pod.