Patent
   D870639
Priority
Sep 14 2016
Filed
Dec 07 2017
Issued
Dec 24 2019
Expiry
Dec 24 2034
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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110
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The ornamental design for a foldable tiltrotor aircraft, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a top, right front perspective view of a foldable tiltrotor aircraft with the rotor nacelles facing forward;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top, right front perspective view of the foldable tiltrotor aircraft with the rotor nacelles facing upward;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is a top, right front perspective view of the foldable tiltrotor aircraft in a folded position;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 13.

The broken lines in the drawings represent unclaimed environmental subject matter and form no part of the claim.

Ivans, Steven, Ross, Brent, Wu, Nathan, Benfield, Berlin, Goodman, Kendall

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