Patents by Inventor Ilan M. Kroo

Ilan M. 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 effector for aerodynamic control
    Patent number: 7410133
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Hak-Tae Lee, Stefan R. Bieniawski, Ilan M. Kroo
  • Large airplane with nonplanar wing
    Patent number: D363696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ilan M. Kroo, John H. McMasters, Richard J. Pavek