Patent US-1897-588556

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Lemon-shaped balloon, multiple compartments, inflated from car; cabin tightly connected to balloon, double walls; floor sloping upwards to decrease air resistance; rudder operated by extension inside cabin; propeller wheel (can be run backwards for backwards motion once in air); parachute for emergency or even potentially replacing the balloon

  • Inventor location (imputed by HistPat): Grand Rapids, MN, Itasca county, MN (FIPSloc=27061)

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Year filed 1896
Year granted 1897
Office US
Patent number 588556
Inventors Thomas Mortimer Crepar
Inventor country US
Applicant person
Applicant firm
Applicant type
Applicant is inventor? Yes
Original title Air-Ship
English title Air-Ship
Tech fields LTA, balloon, car, rudder, parachute, design
Filing date April 14, 1896
Full specification filed date
Application number
Grant date August 24, 1897
Granted? Yes
Publication date
Supplementary to patent
Related to aircraft? Yes
Serial number 587438
Patent agent
Assigned to
National tech categories USPC 244/25
IPCs IPC B64B1/00
CPCs CPC B64B1/00
Family year 1897
First filing? No
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930
Application ID 46567400
INPADOC family ID
Number of text pages 3
Number of diagram pages 2
Number of figures 4
Number of claims 2