Winglet

- Textron Innovations Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the winglet showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the winglet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the winglet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the winglet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the winglet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the winglet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is another side view of the winglet of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the winglet of FIG. 1 shown in an environment of use installed on wings of an aircraft.

In FIGS. 1-8, the broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the winglet that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines depict the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The additional broken lines shown in FIG. 8 depict environmental structure only and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a winglet, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
2020146399 July 2020 WO
Other references
  • United Airlines putting new winglet on Boeing 737 fleet. By Lewis Lazare. Dated Jul. 17, 2013. Found online [Sep. 20, 2023]. https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/07/17/united-airlines-putting-new-winglet-on.html (Year: 2013).
Patent History
Patent number: D1026789
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 17, 2022
Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Inventors: Gonzalo Eduardo Mendoza (Wichita, KS), Corey Wailes Hagemeister (Wichita, KS), Kelly Ray Laflin (Andover, KS)
Primary Examiner: Marissa J Cash
Assistant Examiner: William B Melliar
Application Number: 29/843,109
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