Patent GB-1909-12556

A heavier-than-air vessel, possibly classifiable as a helicopter, using two or more insect-inspired "vortex-lifters" for in-place takeoff.

• Inventor location: Sunny Bank, Trowbridge, Wilts, England* Inventor occupation: Accountant

Patents which are supplementary to this one

• Patent ES-1910-48007 (English title: Flying machine)
• Patent CH-1910-52815 (English title: Aircraft, Filing date: 1910-05-20)
• Patent IN-1910-262
• Patent NZ-1910-27803 (English title: Flying Machines, Filing date: 1910-05-31)
• Patent AU-1909-18014 (Filing date: 1910-05-25)
• Patent FR-1910-415884 (English title: Aircraft, Filing date: 1910-05-12)
• Patent HU-1910-53730 (English title: Aircraft, actually helicopter, Filing date: 1910-05-15)
• Patent US-1912-1034429 (English title: Flying-machine, Filing date: 1910-05-26)
• Patent US-1912-1034430 (English title: Flying-machine, Filing date: 1912-02-24)
• Patent FR-1912-415884.15536 (English title: Aircraft, Filing date: 1912-02-29)

Sources

• Neilson, 1910, Aeroplane Patents, p77
• Original patent document and bibliography entry on espacenet

Year filed	1909
Year granted	1909
Office	GB
Patent number	12556
Inventors	Thomas Augustus Dring
Inventor country	GB
Inventor location
Applicant person	Thomas Augustus Dring
Applicant firm
Applicant type	INDIV
Applicant is inventor?	Yes
Original title	Improvements in Flying Machines
English title	Flying Machines
Tech fields	heavier-than-air, takeoff, helicopter, propeller
Filing date	1909/05/27
Full specification filed date	1909/11/27
Application number	190912556D
Grant date	1910/05/26
Granted?	Yes
Publication date
Supplementary to patent
Related to aircraft?	Yes
Serial number
Patent agent	Phillipss
Assigned to
National tech categories
IPCs
CPCs	CPC B64C2700/6274, CPC B64C23/005
Family year	1909
First filing?	Yes
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930
Application ID	23582858
INPADOC family ID	5907267
Number of text pages	4
Number of diagram pages	1
Number of figures	7
Number of claims	5