B64C 23/06
Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for: by generating
Official title: by generating vortices
B64C23/06 (Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for: by generating) appears on 772 US grants and 723 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64C- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vortex generator, associated vortex generating system, aircraft and method of improving aerodynamic performances22 Sep 2026US 12,741,737 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Tandem split divergent winglet22 Sep 2026US 12,741,738 B2Textron Aviation Inc.
- Cavity acoustic tones suppression11 Aug 2026US 12,703,480 B2BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Fairing for folding wing tip16 Jun 2026US 12,654,838 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Vortex generators, aircraft systems including the same, and related methods16 Jun 2026US 12,654,846 B2The Boeing Company
- Flying wing vertical take-off and landing aircraft10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264853 A1Archer Aviation Inc.
- High lift arrangement for an aircraft wing20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242051 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- High lift arrangement for an aircraft wing20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242052 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Winglet Control Surfaces and Methods for Use Therewith20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242056 A1REGENT Craft Inc.
- Airflow interrupting devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225710 A1Tamarack Aerospace Group, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Serrated trailing edges for improving lift and drag characteristics of lifting surfaces173US 5,088,665 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1992
- Low drag vortex generators156US 5,058,837 A1991
- Blended winglet123US 5,348,253 A1994
- System for increasing airplane fuel mileage and airplane wing modification kit121US 5,407,153 AValsan Partners · 1995
- Auxiliary wing tips for an aircraft112US 4,722,499 AMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung · 1988