ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,671, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Aircraft system operational testing" was invented by Noah Eric Aaron (Seattle) and Emily M. Prewett (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft includes a wing and a leading-edge aerodynamic surface coupled to the wing. An actuator is disposed within the wing and coupled to the leading-edge aerodynamic surface via a linkage system. Two or more hinge systems are coupled to the leading-edge aerodynamic surface and configured to rotate about a fixed axis internal to the wing to move the leading-edge aerodynamic surface between a retracted position and a droo...