ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,858, issued on March 31, was assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).
"Wing for an aircraft and high lift assembly" was invented by Bernhard Schlipf (Hamburg, Germany), Oliver Seack (Hamburg, Germany) and Jan Haunert (Hamburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wing for an aircraft, comprising a main wing and a high lift assembly which includes a body, and an assembly connecting the body to the main wing, so the body is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The assembly comprises a track extending along a longitudinal axis between first and second ends, with an intermediate portion thereb...