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USD924119S1
USD924119S1 US29/617,368 US201729617368F USD924119S US D924119 S1 USD924119 S1 US D924119S1 US 201729617368 F US201729617368 F US 201729617368F US D924119 S USD924119 S US D924119S
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C5/00—Stabilising surfaces
    • B64C5/10—Stabilising surfaces adjustable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C5/00—Stabilising surfaces
    • B64C5/08—Stabilising surfaces mounted on, or supported by, wings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C23/00—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for
    • B64C23/06—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices
    • B64C23/065—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips
    • B64C23/069—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips using one or more wing tip airfoil devices, e.g. winglets, splines, wing tip fences or raked wingtips
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C23/00—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for
    • B64C23/06—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices
    • B64C23/065—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/58—Wings provided with fences or spoilers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/10—Drag reduction

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a split winglet shown in an environment of use.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the split winglet shown in an alternate environment of use; and,
FIG. 3 is a front view of the split winglet in an alternate environment of use.
The broken lines shown in the drawings represent environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a split winglet, as shown and described.
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US13/436,355 US8936219B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2012-03-30 Performance-enhancing winglet system and method
US14/566,483 US9216817B1 (en) 2012-03-30 2014-12-10 Winglet system and method
US14/942,988 US9346537B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2015-11-16 Winglet system
US15/134,379 US9463871B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2016-04-20 Winglet system having upper and lower winglet
US15/259,509 US9637226B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2016-09-08 Split winglet system
US15/477,940 US20170203830A1 (en) 2012-03-30 2017-04-03 Split winglet
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US13/436,355 Active 2032-06-25 US8936219B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2012-03-30 Performance-enhancing winglet system and method
US14/566,483 Active 2032-07-23 US9216817B1 (en) 2012-03-30 2014-12-10 Winglet system and method
US14/942,988 Active US9346537B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2015-11-16 Winglet system
US15/134,379 Active US9463871B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2016-04-20 Winglet system having upper and lower winglet
US15/259,509 Active US9637226B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2016-09-08 Split winglet system
US15/477,940 Abandoned US20170203830A1 (en) 2012-03-30 2017-04-03 Split winglet
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US14/566,483 Active 2032-07-23 US9216817B1 (en) 2012-03-30 2014-12-10 Winglet system and method
US14/942,988 Active US9346537B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2015-11-16 Winglet system
US15/134,379 Active US9463871B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2016-04-20 Winglet system having upper and lower winglet
US15/259,509 Active US9637226B2 (en) 2012-03-30 2016-09-08 Split winglet system
US15/477,940 Abandoned US20170203830A1 (en) 2012-03-30 2017-04-03 Split winglet

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