Aero-as-power
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Patent US-1889-417755 by David Thayer describes a system of kites used to pull vessels, such as rafts with passengers or cargo, across the water.
"Aero-as-power" is a tentative classification used to identify aeronautic technologies envisioned as power sources for land and water. Mainly these technologies use the power of atmospheric wind by means of captive kites, balloons, etc., which can pull vessels below.
| Enclosing categories | Simple tech terms |
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| Keywords | Cargo, Passenger, Propulsion, Track, Marine |
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This wiki has 13 patents in category "Aero-as-power".
Patents in category Aero-as-power
- Patent GB-1843-9642 (English title: Applications of balloons, Inventors: Lawrence Holker Potts, Filing date: 1843-02-21)
- Patent GB-1849-12452 (English title: Balloon railway, Inventors: John Browne, Filing date: 1849-02-06)
- Patent GB-1852-155 (English title: Navigating ships, Inventors: David Stephens Brown, Filing date: 1852-10-02)
- Patent GB-1853-1088 (English title: Applying the ascensional force of balloons, Inventors: Jean Brando Giannetti, Filing date: 1853-05-04)
- Patent GB-1867-549 (English title: [Aerial railway], Inventors: J. A. A. Fontaine)
- Patent GB-1889-12320 (English title: Kites, Inventors: David Thayer, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1889-417755)
- Patent US-1889-417755 (English title: Aerial apparatus, Inventors: David Thayer, Filing date: 1889-07-22)
- Patent CA-1889-32866 (English title: Aerial apparatus for navigating the air and for towing vessels and vehicles over water and land, Inventors: David Thayer, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1889-417755, Filing date: 1889-08-09)
- Patent GB-1890-15850 (English title: Balloon railway, Inventors: Clara Louisa Wells, Filing date: 1890-10-07)
- Patent GB-1892-15691 (Inventors: C. Drill, Filing date: 1892-09-01)
- Patent GB-1873-3309 (English title: Steering parachute, Inventors: Albert Fleury • Albert Henry, Filing date: 1873-10-11)
- Patent GB-1908-22417 (English title: Propulsion, by Balloons, of Ships and other Vessels Navigable in Water, Inventors: Clara Louisa Wells, Filing date: 1908-10-22, Applicant firm: Baring Brothers and Company)
- Patent FR-1910-418016 (English title: Balloon-drawn ships, Inventors: Clara Louisa Wells, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1909-07-10 Wells, Filing date: 1910-07-07)
Publications referring to Aero-as-power
- Moreaud, 1861, Chemins aériens (Simple title: Aerial tracks)
- Moreaud, 1863, Chemins aériens. Application de la vapeur à la direction des aérostats captifs (Simple title: Aerial paths. Application of steam to the direction of captive aerostats)
