ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,538, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Airfoil coupling systems and methods" was invented by Michael Chih-Huan Wang (Seattle), Elizabeth Rose Benson (Lynnwood, Wash.), Patrick Alan Woodard (Bothell, Wash.) and Mark Melvin Bleazard (Pasco, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airfoil coupling system includes plural airfoil coupling structures, each of which includes a body having a horizontal flange with a first coupling interface that is coupled with panels of an airfoil of an aircraft. The first coupling interface extends between first and second ends in a first direction, and between third and ...