Mechanism for changing the shape of a control surface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8418968
APP PUB NO 20120056038A1
SERIAL NO

13295988

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An apparatus comprises a structure having a first side, a second side substantially opposite to the first side, a flexible skin, and a plurality of deformable assemblies. The flexible skin is attached to the first side and the second side of the structure. The plurality of deformable assemblies is moveably connected to the structure, in which each deformable assembly in the plurality of deformable assemblies has a vertex and a base. The each deformable assembly in the plurality of deformable assemblies has a height that is capable of changing to change a shape of the structure and a shape of the flexible skin.

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THE BOEING COMPANY100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60606-2016 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Grip, Robert Erik Rancho Palos Verdes, US 45 203

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