Patents by Inventor Robert Jan Musters

Robert Jan Musters 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 for generating lift from an incident flow
    Patent number: 8973874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wing for generating lift and comprises a trailing edge, a leading edge, an inner end, an outer end, a top surface and a bottom surface. The wing comprises an aerofoil with a chord line and a span direction. The leading edge comprises a kink between the inner end and the outer end. The leading edge comprises a forward sweep part between the inner end and the kink extending towards the kink presenting an angle relative to the span direction. The leading edge comprises a backward sweep part between the kink and the outer end extending from the kink presenting an angle relative to the span direction. The top surface comprises a flow control means for controlling the lift at least partly located between a leading edge part between the kink and the outer end and located between the leading edge and the trailing edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: B.V. Green X
    Inventor: Robert Jan Musters
  • WING FOR GENERATING LIFT FROM AN INCIDENT FLOW
    Publication number: 20130068894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wing for generating lift and comprises a trailing edge, a leading edge, an inner end, an outer end, a top surface and a bottom surface. The wing comprises an aerofoil with a chord line and a span direction. The leading edge comprises a kink between the inner end and the outer end. The leading edge comprises a forward sweep part between the inner end and the kink extending towards the kink presenting an angle relative to the span direction. The leading edge comprises a backward sweep part between the kink and the outer end extending from the kink presenting an angle relative to the span direction. The top surface comprises a flow control means for controlling the lift at least partly located between a leading edge part between the kink and the outer end and located between the leading edge and the trailing edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: B.V. GREEN X
    Inventor: Robert Jan Musters