Patents by Inventor Edward Gronenthal

Edward Gronenthal has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050011994
    Abstract: Trailing edge devices configured to carry out multiple functions, and associated methods of use and manufacture are disclosed. An external fluid flow body (e.g., an airfoil) configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a first portion and a second portion, at least a part of the second portion being positioned aft of the first portion, with the second portion being movable relative to the first portion between a neutral position, a plurality of upward positions, and a plurality of downward positions. A guide structure can be coupled between the first and second portions, and an actuator can be operatively coupled between the first and second portions to move the second portion relative to the first portion. In one embodiment, a flexible surface can track the motion of the second portion and can expose a gap at some positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Seiya Sakurai, Stephen Fox, Kevin Beyer, Douglas Lacy, Paul Johnson, Stephen Wells, Jack Noble, Paul Meredith, Neal Huynh, Russell Christianson, Paul Vijgen, Michael Fitzpatrick, Clayton Prow, Edward Gronenthal