Patents by Inventor Kourosh Khavari

Kourosh Khavari 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).

  • Vertical stabilizer fin assembly for an aircraft
    Patent number: 6021977
    Abstract: A vertical stabilizer fin and rudder assembly for use on an aircraft including a stabilizer fin with airfoil surfaces and a rudder with a forward margin pivotally mounted on the trailing edge of the stabilizer fin. The assembly is subjected to Bernoulli forces as a relatively moving airstream passes over it in a chordal direction. A fin spoiler is pivotally mounted on each fin surface at a forward chordal location on the assembly whereby the effective sideslip capability for the fin surfaces, when the aircraft is operated in a crosswind, is substantially increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventor: Kourosh Khavari