ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,449, issued on July 22, was assigned to Shiang Yu Lee (Studio City, Canada).
"Wingtip shield" was invented by Shiang Yu Lee (New York) and Dylan H. Lee (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wingtip shields are described. In one embodiment, a wingtip shield includes an inner surface facing a high-pressure side of an airfoil. The airfoil is attached to the main body. The wingtip shield also includes an outer surface configured opposite from the inner surface. The wingtip shield is attachable to the airfoil along a peripheral edge of the airfoil from a first point of a leading edge of the airfoil to a second point of a trailing edge ...