ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,109, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Auxiliary flap assembly for aircraft" was invented by Samuel L. Block (Bothell, Wash.) and Kevin Tsai (Redmond, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An auxiliary flap assembly includes a track, a wingbox attachment, and a flap carriage. The wingbox attachment is attached to an aircraft wing and to the track such that the track is pivotable relative to the aircraft wing. The flap carriage is movably engaged with the track such that the flap carriage is retained by and movable along a length of the track. The flap carriage includes a top portion, a bottom portion...