ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,963, issued on June 24, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Folding wing tip for aircraft" was invented by Gregory Pomrehn (Seattle) and Kevin Tsai (Redmond, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft wing includes a wing root having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a distal end. The wing also includes a wing tip and a wing-tip hinge that pivotally couples the wing tip to the wing root and defines a wing-tip axis that is perpendicular to a folding plane. The wing tip is pivotable about the wing-tip axis, within the folding plane, between, and inclusive of, an extended position and a retracted position, relativ...