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Split winglet

Granted 6 Jul 2021 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Boeing

Inventors: Christopher A. Vegter, John C. Vassberg, Adam P. Malachowski, Dino L. Roman +1 · Examiner: Marissa J Cash · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application

29/617,368

filed 13 Sep 2017

Publication

Not published

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US D924119

granted 6 Jul 2021

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a split winglet shown in an environment of use.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the split winglet shown in an alternate environment of use; and,

FIG. 3 is a front view of the split winglet in an alternate environment of use.

The broken lines shown in the drawings represent environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a split winglet, as shown and described.

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D12/345

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Pendency

3.8 y

1,392 days filing → grant

Office actions

non-final + final

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Examiner

Marissa J Cash

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Worldwide family

34 members · 8 offices

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DOCDB simple family 48040025

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US · EP · JP · CN

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›IP5 & PCT — 25 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2013256460-A1	A1	3 Oct 2013	30 Mar 2012	published	Performance-enhancing winglet system and method
US	US-8936219-B2	B2	20 Jan 2015	30 Mar 2012	granted	Performance-enhancing winglet system and method
US	US-9216817-B1	B1	22 Dec 2015	10 Dec 2014	granted	Winglet system and method
US	US-2016009380-A1	A1	14 Jan 2016	10 Dec 2014	published	Winglet system and method
US	US-2016068259-A1	A1	10 Mar 2016	16 Nov 2015	published	Winglet system
US	US-9346537-B2	B2	24 May 2016	16 Nov 2015	granted	Winglet system
US	US-2016229528-A1	A1	11 Aug 2016	20 Apr 2016	published	Winglet system having upper and lower winglet
US	US-9463871-B2	B2	11 Oct 2016	20 Apr 2016	granted	Winglet system having upper and lower winglet
US	US-2017015406-A1	A1	19 Jan 2017	8 Sep 2016	published	Split winglet system
US	US-9637226-B2	B2	2 May 2017	8 Sep 2016	granted	Split winglet system
US	US-2017203830-A1	A1	20 Jul 2017	3 Apr 2017	published	Split winglet
USthis patent	US-D924119-S	S1	6 Jul 2021	13 Sep 2017	granted	Split winglet
EP	EP-2644498-A2	A2	2 Oct 2013	27 Mar 2013	published	Système et procédé de bout d'aile destiné à améliorer les performancesfr
EP	EP-2644498-A3	A3	15 Jan 2014	27 Mar 2013	published	Leistungssteigerndes Wingletsystem und Verfahrende
EP	EP-2644498-B1	B1	31 May 2017	27 Mar 2013	granted	Système et procédé de bout d'aile destiné à améliorer les performancesfr
EP	EP-3202661-A1	A1	9 Aug 2017	27 Mar 2013	published	Leistungssteigerndes wingletsystem und verfahrende
EP	EP-3597534-A1	A1	22 Jan 2020	27 Mar 2013	published	Système et procédé d'ailette destinés à améliorer les performancesfr
EP	EP-3202661-B1	B1	11 Mar 2020	27 Mar 2013	granted	Système et procédé de bout d'aile destiné à améliorer les performancesfr
EP	EP-2644498-B2	B2	26 Jan 2022	27 Mar 2013	granted	Système et procédé de bout d'aile destiné à améliorer les performancesfr
EP	EP-3597534-B1	B1	22 Feb 2023	27 Mar 2013	granted	Performance-enhancing winglet system and method
EP	EP-3597534-B8	B8	29 Mar 2023	27 Mar 2013	granted	Leistungssteigerndes winglet-system und verfahrende
JP	JP-2013212834-A	A	17 Oct 2013	29 Mar 2013	published	Performance-enhancing winglet system and method therefor
JP	JP-6196795-B2	B2	13 Sep 2017	29 Mar 2013	granted	性能向上型ウイングレットシステムおよびその方法ja
CN	CN-103359277-A	A	23 Oct 2013	28 Mar 2013	published	Performance-enhancing winglet system and method
CN	CN-103359277-B	B	13 Mar 2018	28 Mar 2013	granted	The winglet system and method for performance enhancement

›Other offices — 9 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
BR	BR-102013007856-A2	A2	16 Jun 2015	1 Apr 2013	published	Sistema e método de aleta de desempenho aperfeiçoadopt
BR	BR-102013007856-B1	B1	11 Jan 2022	1 Apr 2013	published	Sistema de aleta para uma aeronave e método de melhorar o desempenho de uma aeronavept
CA	CA-2800627-A1	A1	30 Sep 2013	7 Jan 2013	published	Systeme et procede relatifs a une ailette susceptible d'ameliorer le rendementfr
CA	CA-3061569-A1	A1	30 Sep 2013	7 Jan 2013	published	Systeme et procede relatifs a une ailette susceptible d'ameliorer le rendementfr
CA	CA-2800627-C	C	14 Jan 2020	7 Jan 2013	granted	Systeme et procede relatifs a une ailette susceptible d'ameliorer le rendementfr
ES	ES-2638907-T3	T3	24 Oct 2017	27 Mar 2013	granted	Sistema y método para mejorar el rendimiento de aletaes
ES	ES-2638907-T5	T5	18 May 2022	27 Mar 2013	granted	Sistema y método para mejorar el rendimiento de aletaes
RU	RU-2013113631-A	A	10 Oct 2014	27 Mar 2013	published	Способ и устройство крыла с улучшенными скоростными характеристикамиru
RU	RU-2628548-C2	C2	18 Aug 2017	27 Mar 2013	granted	System of winglets and method of improving the flying-technical characteristics of an aircraft plane

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