Winglet for a fan blade

- Delta T Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top elevational view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a bottom elevational view of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a left elevational view of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a right elevational view of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the present invention; and,

FIG. 8 is a back elevational view of the present invention.

The broken line showing of a portion of a fan blade and of a lower portion of a winglet is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a winglet for a fan blade, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D642674
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 2009
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2011
Assignee: Delta T Corporation (Lexington, KY)
Inventor: Richard A. Oleson (Lexington, KY)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorney: Frost Brown Todd LLC
Application Number: 29/331,604
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fan Element (D23/411)