John Wills Cloud
John Wills Cloud was a British inventor who filed numerous patents internationally (including in Spain, France, and Finland). His first series of patents, in 1903–6, concerned railway brakes. He continued filing prolifically, including patents for compressed air, and was working in aeronautics by 1909.
His patents most relevant to aero are described as improvements for propulsion systems of land, water, or aerial vessels, and generally have to do with balancing out the action of the propulsion system in order to increase general stability.
- Address: 82 York Road, King's Cross, London, England
Patent GB-1908-24441 cites the Patent GB-1897-15822 of François Crozet, effectively applying the piston motors principles of the earlier invention to aviation.[1]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is John Wills Cloud
- Patent GB-1907-27552 (English title: Means of Transport by Land, or Water, such as Vehicles, Ships, and the like, Filing date: 1907-12-13)
- Patent GB-1908-24441 (English title: Apparatus for Aerial Machines, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1907-27552, Filing date: 1908-11-13)
- Patent US-1909-968127 (English title: Apparatus for aerial machines, nautical ships, vehicles, and other purposes, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1908-24441, Filing date: 1909-03-09)
- Patent IT-1909-105332 (English title: Apparatus for propulsion of aircraft, nautical ships, and the like, Filing date: 1909-10-25)
- Patent GB-1912-21384 (English title: Balancing mechanism for aerial and other vehicles, Filing date: 1912-09-19)
- Patent FR-1913-462722 (English title: Vehicles for terrestrial, maritime, and aerial transport, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1912-21384, Filing date: 1913-09-18)
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| Names | John Wills Cloud |
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| Countries | GB |
| Locations | London |
| Occupations | Engineer |
| Tech areas | Propulsion, Stability, Pistons, Motors |
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