IP Library Granted Patent US 1,073,579
Granted Patent S1
US 1,073,579 · App. 29/911,829 · Granted May 6, 2025

Blended falx winglet

Inventors: Bryan C. Hinson (Wichita, KS); Corey W. Hagemeister (Wichita, KS); Kelly R Laflin (Wichita, KS); Gonzalo Mendoza (Wichita, KS)
Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,073,579
App. No.
29/911,829
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a “blended falx winglet” as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2024
From: TEXTRON AVIATION INC.
To: TEXTRON AVIATION RHODE ISLAND INC.
Reel/Frame 069147/0813 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2024
From: TEXTRON AVIATION RHODE ISLAND INC.
To: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 069148/0297 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2023
From: HINSON, BRYAN C.; HAGEMEISTER, COREY; LAFLIN, KELLY; MENDOZA, GONZALO
To: TEXTRON AVIATION INC.
Reel/Frame 064849/0923 →
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