Hermann Ganswindt

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Hermann Ganswindt was a German aero inventor with international patents and some press coverage.

Ganswindt patented a design for a large cylindrical airship in 1884, and described the same in a book. Aero historian Peter W. Brooks cites this design as an influence on David Schwartz and Ferdinand von Zeppelin.[1]


Patents whose inventor or applicant is Hermann Ganswindt

  • Patent DE-1884-29014 (English title: Airship with steering device, Filing date: 1883-10-27)
  • Patent DE-1894-76727 (English title: Metal-band surfaces as reinforcement for airship and naval propellers, turbines, wind motors, and the like, Filing date: 1891-12-24)
  • Patent FR-1894-235440 (English title: metallic band plates serving as support and reinforcement in aerial balloons, in the propellers of ships and air-ships, in turbines, in wind motors, etc., Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1894-76727)
  • Patent US-1894-526700 (English title: Propeller for aerial vehicles, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1894-76727, Filing date: 1894-02-03)
  • Patent IT-1894-Ganswindt (English title: metallic band plates serving as support and reinforcement in aerial balloons, in the propellers of ships and air-ships, in turbines, in wind motors, etc., Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1894-76727, Filing date: 1894-02-15)
  • Patent LU-1894-1987 (English title: Metal bands used in propellers of aerostats and vessels, in turbines, air motors, etc., Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1894-76727, Filing date: 1894-03-05)

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Names Hermann Ganswindt
Birth date 1856
Death date 1934
Countries DE
Locations Berlin
Occupations
Tech areas LTA, Propulsion
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Wikidata id Q85126