Patents by Inventor Thilo Knacke

Thilo Knacke 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).

  • High-lift system for an aircraft with a main wing and an adjustable slat
    Patent number: 8596584
    Abstract: A high-lift system for an aircraft with a main wing and a slat that by way of an adjustment device is adjustable relative to the main wing to various adjustment states, with a gap resulting between the rear of the slat, which rear faces the main wing, and the main wing, where the size of the gap results from the adjustment state of the slat relative to the main wing, where in the interior of the slat an air guidance channel with at least one inlet and an outlet is formed, where the inlet is arranged at the rear, which faces the main wing, in order to influence the airflow in the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Knacke, Frank Thiele
  • High-Lift System for an Aircraft with a Main Wing and an Adjustable Slat
    Publication number: 20100258679
    Abstract: A high-lift system for an aircraft with a main wing and a slat that by means of an adjustment device is adjustable relative to said main wing to various adjustment states, with a gap resulting between the rear of the slat, which rear faces the main wing, and the main wing, wherein the size of the gap results from the adjustment state of the slat relative to the main wing, wherein in the interior of the slat an air guidance channel with at least one inlet and an outlet is formed, wherein the inlet is arranged at the rear, which faces the main wing, in order to influence the airflow in the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Knacke, Frank Thiele