UAV WITH WING-PLATE ASSEMBLIES PROVIDING EFFICIENT VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING CAPABILITY

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EP 3 386 856 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	19.08.2020 Bulletin 2020/34

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	08.07.2020 Bulletin 2020/28

(21)	Application number: 16876950.3

(22)	Date of filing: 06.12.2016

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B64C 29/02^(2006.01)

B64C 39/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2016/065148

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2017/123346 (20.07.2017 Gazette 2017/29)

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UAV WITH WING-PLATE ASSEMBLIES PROVIDING EFFICIENT VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING CAPABILITY

UNBEMANNTES LUFTFAHRZEUG MIT FLÜGELPLATTENANORDNUNGEN ZUM EFFIZIENTEN VERTIKALEN STARTEN UND LANDEN

AÉRONEF SANS PILOTE DOTÉ D'ASSEMBLAGES DE PLAQUES D'AILE QUI ASSURENT UNE CAPACITÉ À DÉCOLLAGE ET D'ATTERRISSAGE VERTICAUX EFFICACES

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

07.12.2015 US 201562263851 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	17.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/42

(73)	Proprietor: Textron Systems Corporation
	Hunt Valley, MD 21030 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	WILLFORD, Neal H. Andover, Kansas 67002 (US)

(74)	Representative: Keenway Patentanwälte Neumann Heine Taruttis
	PartG mbB Postfach 10 33 63 40024 Düsseldorf 40024 Düsseldorf (DE)

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US-A1- 2015 014 475

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