Patent GB-1907-4043

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"4043. Laitte, L. B. de. Feb. 18. Aerial machines without aerostats; aeroplanes; cars; propelling and steering.-According to Fig. 2, which shows an end view of one form of the machine, brackets f from the car body a support the bearings of elongated crank-arms g provided with extensions ..."

  • There is some nuance in the description of the moving wings but the text indicates air will be pushed down; thus this is an ornithopter, perhaps hybridized with another winged design
  • Inventor location: 117 Middlesex Street, London, E. ; Engineer

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Year filed 1907
Year granted 1908
Office GB
Patent number 4043
Inventors Leopold Benoit de Laitte
Inventor country GB
Inventor location
Applicant person Leopold Benoit de Laitte
Applicant firm
Applicant type INDIV
Applicant is inventor? 1
Original title Improvements in Flying Machines
English title Improvements in Flying Machines
Tech fields ornithopter
Filing date 1907-02-18
Full specification filed date 1907-08-19
Application number
Grant date 1908-02-13
Granted? 1
Publication date
Supplementary to patent
Related to aircraft? 1
Serial number
Patent agent Phillips & Leigh
Assigned to
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CPCs
Family year 1907
First filing? 1
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930 0
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INPADOC family ID
Number of text pages 4
Number of diagram pages 2
Number of figures 3
Number of claims 6