Rudolf Westphalen

Graf (Count) Rudolf Westphalen was an Austrian royal and an inventor of marine propulsion mechanisms, mainly screw propellers. It is not clear that he put these to work in the air. On some British patents he gave his address as 33a, Rennweg, Vienna III.

Appears to be the same as this person: Graf Rudolf von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg (1860-1907).

Patents whose inventor or applicant is Rudolf Westphalen

• Patent FR-1901-310077 (English title: Propulsion by small wings or fins)

Patents not yet incorporated from google

• Patent GB-1897-12633 A Mechanical Appliance for Propelling and Steering Vessels. GB189712633A Rudolf Count Westphalen Rudolf Count Westphalen Priority 1897-05-21 • Filed 1897-05-21 • Granted 1898-03-19 • Published 1898-03-19 12,633. Propelling and steering by rotary plates.-A vessel is propelled by two or more discs b fixed on the horizontal shaft a, and rotated by a motor c and a bevel-gear train d which allows the motion to be e reversed. The vessel is steered by a similar disc
• Patent GB-1898-5383 A Propeller for Vessels. GB189805383A Priority 1898-03-04 • Filed 1898-03-04 • Granted 1899-02-18 • Published 1899-02-18 Screw propellers.- The blades have plain in place of helical faces, and are placed at an angle of from 30‹ to 40‹ with the axis of the propeller. They are circular or elliptical in form, and embrace nearly half the circumference of the boss ...
• Patent CH-1899-19617 Priority 1899-05-23 • Filed 1899-05-23 • Published 1900-08-31
• Patent GB-1899-10887 Improvements in Screw-propellers. Priority 1899-05-24 • Filed 1899-05-24 • Granted 1900-03-10 • Published 1900-03-10 Screw propellers.-The blades, which are preferably circular, are secured by arms at some distance behind the boss. The arms are formed so as to have a propelling effect. Two blades only are shown, but any desired number may be used, touching one another
• Patent US-1899-668701 Screw-propeller. Priority 1899-11-21 • Filed 1899-11-21 • Granted 1901-02-26 • Published 1901-02-26 SCREW-PROPELLER
• Patent AT-1899-862 Priority 1899-04-27 • Filed 1899-04-27 • Granted 1900-01-25 • Published 1900-01-25
• Patent AT-1899-6233 Priority 1899-04-27 • Filed 1900-09-14 • Granted 1901-12-27 • Published 1901-12-27

References

Names	Rudolf Count Westphalen; Rudolf Graf Westphalen; Count Rudolf Westphalen; Grant Rudolf Westphalen
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Countries	AT
Locations	Vienna
Occupations	Count, Graf, Gentleman, Royalty
Tech areas	marine propulsion
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Wikidata id	Q94692284