Patent US-1907-968931
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Aircraft had valved hinged flapping birdlike wings, covered with silk; steel tubes form skeleton; driven by gasoline engine sparked by battery; operator leans one way or another to steer; horizontal fly-wheel acts as gyroscope; rubber air tanks on the sides act as cushions and flotation devices; base of inclined planes, with legs which can cork-screw into the ground. The claims discuss bracing and hinging of the wings extensively. Wheels and tubes ("bars") are mentioned often.
- Inventor location: Collinwood, Cuyahoga county, OH (FIPSloc=39035, imputed by HistPat)
- Witnesses as shown on the diagram pages: Brennan B. West and Nathan F. Fretter
- Witnesses as shown on the final text page: Albert H. Bates and Brennan B. West
Sources
- Patent 968931 document and bibliographic info on espacenet
- Patent 968931 at google patents
| Year filed | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Year granted | 1910 |
| Office | US |
| Patent number | 968931 |
| Inventors | Harry C. Gammeter |
| Inventor country | US |
| Inventor location | |
| Applicant person | Harry C. Gammeter |
| Applicant firm | |
| Applicant type | INDIV |
| Applicant is inventor? | Yes |
| Original title | Flying-machine |
| English title | Flying-machine |
| Tech fields | ornithopter, flapping, frame, propulsion, navigation, stability, marine, landing, propeller |
| Filing date | 1907/10/09 |
| Full specification filed date | |
| Application number | 1907396546 |
| Grant date | 1910/08/30 |
| Granted? | Yes |
| Publication date | |
| Supplementary to patent | |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Serial number | 396546 |
| Patent agent | Bates Foute Hull |
| Assigned to | |
| National tech categories | USPC 244/105 |
| IPCs | |
| CPCs | CPC B64C33/02 |
| Family year | 1907 |
| First filing? | Yes |
| Cites these patents | |
| Citations from after 1930 | |
| Application ID | 47337540 |
| INPADOC family ID | 11353853 |
| Number of text pages | 6 |
| Number of diagram pages | 6 |
| Number of figures | 13 |
| Number of claims | 41 |
