Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft sustentation – Sustaining airfoils
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-01
2011-12-13
Michener, Joshua (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft sustentation
Sustaining airfoils
C244S130000, C244S099800
Reexamination Certificate
active
08074938
ABSTRACT:
A system and method is described generally for deforming a first surface of a body and deforming a second surface of a body to alter a fluid flow in order to change the characteristics of the fluid flow about the body and thereby control the fluid dynamic forces on the body.
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Chan Alistair K.
Hyde Roderick A.
Myhrvold Nathan P.
Tegreene Clarence T.
Wood, Jr. Lowell L.
Michener Joshua
The Invention Science Fund I LLC
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