ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,044, issued on April 7, was assigned to Tamarack Aerospace Group Inc. (Sandpoint, Idaho).
"Airflow interrupting devices" was invented by Nicholas R. Guida (Sagle, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flow interrupting device may cause a flow to separate from a wingtip device at a desired angle of attack. The flow interrupting device may be coupled to a leading edge of a wingtip device where a flow disruptor may be configured to alleviate a load on the wingtip device. The flow disrupter may comprise an edge that extends into a boundary layer at a threshold angle of attack that may disrupt the boundary layer and cause a flow to separ...