Patents by Inventor Ilan Kroo

Ilan Kroo 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).

  • Miniature trailing edge effectors for aerodynamic control
    Publication number: 20070221789
    Abstract: Improved miniature trailing edge effectors for aerodynamic control are provided. Three types of devices having aerodynamic housings integrated to the trailing edge of an aerodynamic shape are presented, which vary in details of how the control surface can move. A bucket type device has a control surface which is the back part of a C-shaped member having two arms connected by the back section. The C-shaped section is attached to a housing at the ends of the arms, and is rotatable about an axis parallel to the wing trailing edge to provide up, down and neutral states. A flip-up type device has a control surface which rotates about an axis parallel to the wing trailing edge to provide up, down, neutral and brake states. A rotating type device has a control surface which rotates about an axis parallel to the chord line to provide up, down and neutral states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Hak-Tae Lee, Stefan Bieniawski, Ilan Kroo
  • Laminar flow wing for transonic cruise
    Patent number: 7000870
    Abstract: In combination, an aircraft wing and fuselage, comprising the wing having camber at or near the wing leading edge which has blunted sharpness and low sweep angle, and the fuselage having indentation along the wing side thereof, and lengthwise of the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Aerion Corporation
    Inventors: Richard R. Tracy, James D. Chase, Ilan Kroo
  • Highly swept canard with low sweep wing supersonic aircraft configuration
    Patent number: 6857599
    Abstract: An aircraft, comprising a fuselage having an elongated, narrow forward portion, a main wing carried by a rear portion of the fuselage, a canard wing carried by said fuselage forward portion and having swept back leading and trailing edges tapering toward a tip or tips, the canard wing having less lifting surface than the main wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Aerion Corporation
    Inventors: Richard R. Tracy, James D. Chase, Ilan Kroo
  • Highly swept canard with low sweep wing supersonic aircraft configuration
    Publication number: 20040140395
    Abstract: An aircraft, comprising a fuselage having an elongated, narrow forward portion, a main wing carried by a rear portion of the fuselage, a canard wing carried by said fuselage forward portion and having swept back leading and trailing edges tapering toward a tip or tips, the canard wing having less lifting surface than the main wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Richard R. Tracy, James D. Chase, Ilan Kroo
  • Laminar flow wing for transonic cruise
    Publication number: 20040129837
    Abstract: In combination, an aircraft wing and fuselage, comprising the wing having camber at or near the wing leading edge which has blunted sharpness and low sweep angle, and the fuselage having indentation along the wing side thereof, and lengthwise of the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Richard R. Tracy, James D. Chase, Ilan Kroo