Glenn Hammond Curtiss

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Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878–1930) was an aero inventor, pilot, and entrepreneur from New York.

Curtiss, a motor expert, visited the Nova Scotia laboratory of Alexander Graham Bell in summer 1907. Bell showed Curtiss his kites, inquiring about the possibility of adding motor propulsion. Bell and Curtiss, together with F. W. Baldwin, J. A. D. McCurdy, and Lt. Thomas Selfridge formed the Aerial Experiment Association, resulting in the creation of the Red Wing, followed by White Wing and June Bug, in 1908.[1]

Curtiss won a $10,000 prize flying from Albany to Manhattan in 1910, and in so doing surmounted "a formidable psychological barrier for aviation in America".[2]

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Our patent data has Curtiss engaged in multiple filings in collaboration with multiple inventors. Examples include his work with William L. Gilmore[3], and his work with Henry Kleckler‎.[4] John P. Tarbox was typically his patent agent.

We have him filing again with Henry Kleckler, both as if from Garden City, Nassau county, New York, and assigning rights to the Curtiss Assets Corporation, a "Corporation of New York", which is also located in Garden City.[5]

This person had 34 publications and 50 patents in this database.

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Names Glenn Hammond Curtiss
Countries US
Locations Buffalo, NY, Erie county, NY, Hammondsport, NY, Steuben county, NY, Garden City, NY, Nassau county, NY, New York
Occupations manufacturer
Tech areas Hydro-aeroplane, Airplane, Subsystem, Biplane, Wings, Frame, Design, Marine, Flying boat
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Affiliations Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co., Curtiss Aeroplane Co., Canada, Herring-Curtiss Co., Curtiss Motor Company, Curtiss Assets Corporation
Family name Curtiss
Birth date 1878-05-21
Death date 1930-07-23
Wikidata id Q454544