Patents by Inventor Michael Lotz, deceased

Michael Lotz, deceased 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).

  • Wing sections, in particular lift-wing sections for aircraft
    Patent number: 4856735
    Abstract: Wing sections, in particular aircraft lift-wing sections, with a section contour where the curvatures in the supersonic flow areas at the top and bottom sides of the section vary as little as possible and where each area is followed by a recompression region with a pronouced maximum of curvature and with tightly spaced inflection points therebehind, a flow gap being selectively settable and located behind the recompression area of the top side of the section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Dornier GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Lotz, deceased, Rudiger Vanino, deceased, Peter Kuhl, Dieter Welte, Herbert Zimmer
  • Wing for short take-off and landing aircraft
    Patent number: 4498646
    Abstract: Profile design for aircraft lift-wings in general aviation up to flight speeds of about 700 km/h, the profile design being determined by the path of the center line with a forward (first) and rear (second) camber maximum and with a profile droplet superposed on the center line and of a specific thickness distribution, and by the design of the profile nose to have a relatively small nose radius and relatively strong camber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: Dornier GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jorg Proksch, Dieter Welte, Herbert Zimmer, Michael Lotz, deceased