US Patent Issued to AIRBUS OPERATIONS on Sept. 8 for "Wing assembly" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,979, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS Ltd. (Filton, Great Britain).

"Wing assembly" was invented by Thomas Northedge (Filton, Great Britain) and John Hobday (Filton, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wing assembly has a flexible cover which is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position the flexible cover covers the leading edge of the wing assembly, thereby protecting the front of the wing assembly from impact by dirt or debris and preserving the smoothness of its surface. In the retracted position the flexible cover does not cover the leading edge of the w...