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US 12,715,571 · App. 18/098,515 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Additive manufactured wing structure having a plurality of chordwise wing segments

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Patent No.
US 12,715,571
App. No.
18/098,515
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2026
From: AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074415/0039 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2025
From: RAPIDFLIGHT HOLDINGS, LLC
To: AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC
Reel/Frame 073319/0845 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2023
From: GUNDLACH, JOHN F.
To: RAPIDFLIGHT HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062413/0097 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63427032 · Nov 21, 2022
Related Publication 20240166330A1 · May 23, 2024
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