Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aerodynamic devices for enhancing lift and reducing drag
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Application No.: US15986477Application Date: 2018-05-22
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Publication No.: US10882606B2Publication Date: 2021-01-05
- Inventor: Katia Bertoldi , August G. Domel , George V. Lauder , Mehdi Saadat , Hossein Haj-Hariri
- Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College , University of South Carolina
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge; US SC Columbia
- Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College,University of South Carolina
- Current Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College,University of South Carolina
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge; US SC Columbia
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Agent David J. Dykeman; Todd C. Basile
- Main IPC: B64C23/06
- IPC: B64C23/06

Abstract:
An aerodynamic device for enhancing lift and reducing drag on a body, comprising a plurality of raised members, each having a symmetric profile and including a central portion having an elongated profile, and first and second outer portions having elongated profiles and arranged substantially parallel to and on opposing sides of the central portion, wherein the plurality of raised members are situated adjacent one another to form a continuous structure on or defining at least a portion of a surface of the body and oriented such that the raised members are substantially aligned with a direction of localized flow on the body. An aerodynamic device for enhancing lift and reducing drag of a flying disc, wherein the plurality of raised members are situated adjacent one another to form a continuous structure and the raised members are oriented in a substantially circumferential direction on the surface of the flying disc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180265183A1 Aerodynamic Devices for Enhancing Lift and Reducing Drag Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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