Claude Dornier
Claude (Claudius) Dornier was an aero inventor working sometimes with Zeppelin. Some of his patents, filed in conjunction with Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, are for airship hangars.
In 1912 Zeppelin chose Dornier to head a subdivision of Lutschiffbau Zeppelin focused on developing heavier-than-air vessels, specifically metal airplanes. During the war Dornier ran a large workshop in Seemos (now part of Friedrichshafen) with dozens of engineers and hundreds of workmen, producing various types of all-metal airplanes. This facility at some point (before 1922) became called Dornier Metallbauten G. m. b. H..[1]
He designed over 100 aircraft and there is a museum about his life and work.[2]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Claudius Dornier or Claude Dornier
- Patent DE-1912-308357 (English title: Rotatable aircraft storage hall, Filing date: 1912-09-29)
- Patent AT-1913-70789 (English title: Rotatable airship storage hall, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1912-308357, Filing date: 1913-02-12)
- Patent US-1913-1241720 (English title: Rotatable airship-shed, Filing date: 1913-09-24)
- Patent FR-1913-464281 (English title: Rotating hangar, open at the bottom, for airships, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1912-308357, Filing date: 1913-09-24)
- Patent GB-1913-21688 (English title: An Improved Shed for Air-ships, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1912-308357, Filing date: 1913-09-25)
- Patent GB-1913-22467 (English title: An Improved Shed for Air-ships, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE 1913-01-22 Claude Dornier and Luftschiffbau Zeppelin • Patent GB-1913-21688, Filing date: 1913-10-06)
- Patent FR-1913-464281.18377 (English title: Rotating hangar, open at the bottom, for airships, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1913-464281 • Patent DE 1913-01-22 Claude Dornier and Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Filing date: 1913-10-06)
- Patent GB-1914-5274 (English title: Improvements in Rotary Air-ship Sheds, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1913-21688, Filing date: 1914-03-02)
- Patent DE-1915-298584 (English title: Belt attachment for girders and spatial beams, especially for aircraft construction, Filing date: 1915-08-26)
- Patent DE-1916-298529 (English title: Fabric attachment device for aircraft, Filing date: 1916-08-29)
- Patent DE-1916-372627 (English title: Tubular or hollow thin-gauge building elements, made of steel or light metal, for aircraft, Filing date: 1916-09-01)
- Patent DE-1916-318793 (English title: Flying machine, Filing date: 1916-09-12)
- Patent DE-1916-314702 (English title: Two-piece hollow rod for taping of light beams, Filing date: 1916-12-06)
- Patent DE-1917-410403 (English title: Aircraft hull, Filing date: 1917-08-24)
- Patent DE-1918-410160 (English title: Multi-engine monoplane flying boat, Filing date: 1918-07-30)
- Patent DE-1918-410161 (English title: Multi-engine monoplane flying boat, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1918-410160, Filing date: 1918-07-30)
Publications by or about Claudius Dornier or Claude Dornier
- Dornier, 1916, Possible improvements in carrying capacity and speed of rigid airships (Simple title: Possible improvements in carrying capacity and speed of rigid airships, Journal: Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering)
- Vissering, 1922, Zeppelin (Simple title: Zeppelin)
- Lots of patents to include: https://patents.google.com/?assignee=Claudius+Dornier&num=200&oq=Claudius+Dornier
- Lots of patents to include: https://patents.google.com/?assignee=Claude+Dornier&num=200&oq=Claude+Dornier
- biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Dornier
References
| Names | Claude Dornier; Claudius Dornier |
|---|---|
| Birth date | May 14, 1884 |
| Death date | December 5, 1969 |
| Countries | DE, Württemberg |
| Locations | Friedrichshafen |
| Occupations | engineer |
| Tech areas | LTA, Dirigible, Hangars, Airplane, Metal |
| Affiliations | Zeppelin, Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Dornier Metallbauten G. m. b. H. |
| Wikidata id | Q71007 |
