Slat-cove filler for wing structure of an aircraft

US12017771B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA · US

Inventors

• Travis L. Turner · Yorktown, US
• Scott E Brynildsen · Yorktown, US
• John W. Mulvaney · Yorktown, US
• Albert R. Allen · Yorktown, US
• David P. Lockard · Hampton, US
• Craig L. Streett · Yorktown, US
• Mehdi R. Khorrami · Norfolk, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 5, 2021
• Grant date: Jun 25, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 14, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T50/30
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems and devices of the various embodiments may provide slat-cove fillers configured to reduce leading-edge slat noise on aircraft, such as transport aircraft.