Patent US-1918-1288299
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Modified system of "tail cups" to stabilize a balloon kite. The tail cups are collapsible so that their number can be increased or decreased depending on wind conditions; and the cups are interlinked with each other with secondary cords, so that the tail keeps its shape better in sudden changes of wind.
Sources
- Patent 1288299 document and bibliographic info on espacenet
- Patent 1288299 at google patents
| Year filed | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Year granted | 1918 |
| Office | US |
| Patent number | 1288299 |
| Inventors | Ralph Hazlett Upson |
| Inventor country | US |
| Applicant person | |
| Applicant firm | |
| Applicant type | |
| Applicant is inventor? | Yes |
| Original title | Stabilizing-appendage for balloons |
| English title | Stabilizing-appendage for balloons |
| Tech fields | LTA, balloon, kite, stability |
| Filing date | November 9, 1916 |
| Full specification filed date | |
| Application number | 13038216 |
| Grant date | December 17, 1918 |
| Granted? | Yes |
| Publication date | |
| Supplementary to patent | |
| Related to aircraft? | Yes |
| Serial number | 130382 |
| Patent agent | C. L. Landon |
| Assigned to | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
| National tech categories | |
| IPCs | |
| CPCs | CPC B64B1/40 |
| Family year | 1916 |
| First filing? | Yes |
| Cites these patents | |
| Citations from after 1930 | |
| Application ID | 47972784 |
| INPADOC family ID | 43176604 |
| Number of text pages | 3 |
| Number of diagram pages | 1 |
| Number of figures | 2 |
| Number of claims | 11 |
