Patent US-1909-943120

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Pendulum stabilizer attached to the body of the vessel; "Assuming the wholly automatic operation of the controlling means by the weighted lever or pendulum, the relative movement between the machine and the pendulum caused by the pitching or rolling of the machine will effect such movement of the longitudinal and lateral rudders as to steer the machine back into a horizontal position.:; weight may serve as a training device for inexperienced operator

Inventor location (imputed by HistPat): Boston, MA, Suffolk county, MA (FIPSloc=25025)

Earlier patent referred to by serial number 418679 (filed 1908/03/02),later granted: Patent US-1911-989022.

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Year filed 1909
Year granted 1909
Office US
Patent number 943120
Inventors James Means
Inventor country US
Applicant person James Means
Applicant firm
Applicant type INDIV
Applicant is inventor? Yes
Original title Aerial navigation
English title Aerial navigation
Tech fields navigation, stability, pendulum, rudder, airplane, training, subsystem, automatic stability
Filing date March 10, 1909
Full specification filed date
Application number
Grant date December 14, 1909
Granted? Yes
Publication date
Supplementary to patent Patent US-1908-989022
Related to aircraft? Yes
Serial number 482484
Patent agent
Assigned to
National tech categories USPC 244/80
IPCs
CPCs CPC B64C17/00
Family year 1909
First filing? Yes
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930
Application ID 47257056
INPADOC family ID 43885765
Number of text pages 3
Number of diagram pages 2
Number of figures 3
Number of claims 14