ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,161, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AMONYX APS (Skjern, Denmark).
"Airfoil with augmented lift" was invented by Allan Molbech (Skjern, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airfoil having a leading-edge and a trailing edge as well as a suction side and a pressure side is provided. The suction side including an injector slot towards the leading-edge. There may be at least one additional slot towards the trailing edge. The airfoil may be configured for an aircraft. A method of operating an aircraft using such airfoil is also provided."
The patent was filed on Dec. 15, 2021, under Application No. 18/267,128.
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