Bert Hinkler
Bert Hinkler was an aero inventor in Australia. He seems to have focused on making it possible for either the pilot or the co-pilot/passenger to have some control over an aeroplane.
British patent data first had him as an Aeroplane Mechanic located at Gavan Street, North Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Hinkler filed at least had one or two original patents, and made a number of foreign filings. His main patent agent seems to have been Rayner & Co. which may have been an international operation. He assigned some patent rights to Christian Charles Dean.[2]
French patent data, slightly earlier than the American data just above, has has Hinkler filing in collaboration with Christian Charles Dean, and making no reference to any differential in inventor status between the two.[3]
His career in aviation seemed to continue on a long time, as he had a 1927 patent also.[4]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Bert Hinkler
- Patent GB-1916-103918 (English title: Duplicate controlling means applicable to aeroplanes, Filing date: 1916-04-28)
- Patent FR-1916-492184 (English title: Mechanism for dual control applicable to aeroplanes or other machines, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1916-103918, Filing date: 1916-08-26)
- Patent CA-1916-175501 (English title: Control mechanism for aeroplanes, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1916-103918, Filing date: 1916-09-01)
- Patent AU-1916-221516 (English title: Duplicate controls on aeroplanes, Filing date: 1916-09-30)
- Patent US-1916-1277590 (English title: Duplicate controlling means applicable to aeroplanes, Supplementary to patent: Patent AU-1916-221516, Filing date: 1916-10-02)
- Patent GB-1927-653688 (English title: Advanced chassis or undercarriage for flying machines, Filing date: 1927-05-17)
- Patent FR-1928-653688 (English title: Advanced chassis or undercarriage for flying machines, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1927-653688, Filing date: 1928-05-02)
- Patent DE-1928-513003 (English title: Base frame for aircraft, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1927-653688, Filing date: 1928-05-11)
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| Names | Bert Hinkler |
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| Countries | AU |
| Locations | Queensland, Australia |
| Occupations | airplane mechanic |
| Tech areas | Control, Safety, Airplane, Subsystem, Piloting |
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