Air Ship Patents Collection at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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"The Air Ship Patents collection contains patents related to airplanes and other modes of air travel, ranging from 1844-1903." "These papers include patents for air balloons, flying machines, aerial navigation equipment, and other aerial inventions. The patents date from 1844 to 1903. Most contain a detailed sketch of the product, and a letter of patented certification." "The Air Ship Patents Collection is housed in 2 archival boxes." "This collection is open for research. Property rights reside with Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Special Collections. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the coordinator of the University Archives and Special Collections."

List of the folders in the archive

• Let's add the patent numbers, at our convenience
• M. Muzzi: Flying Machine October 16, 1844 - Patent US-1844-3799 (on Manner of directing the course of aerostats or balloons of various forms)
• Hugh Bell: Balloone March 26, 1850 - Patent US-1850-7207
• J.W. Brewer: Balloon - July 11, 1854 - Patent US-1854-11248
• James P. Gage: Balloon - March 8, 1859 - Patent US-1859-23163
• M. Nelson: Aerial Car, May 21, 1891
• L.C. Crowell: Aerial Machine, June 3, 1862
• Thomas L. Shaw: Balloon, February 10, 1863
• James H. Connell: Air Balloon, November 17, 1863
• Solomon Andrews: Aerostat, July 5, 1864
• A.G. Wright: Balloon, December 27, 1864
• John Wootten: Flying Machine, May 22, 1866
• Chester W. Sykes: Improved Marine Balloons, September 11, 1866
• W. F Quinby: Improved Flying Machine - September 10, 1867 - Patent US-1867-68789
• Zaphna Stone: Aerial Navigator, May 12, 1868 - Patent US-1868-77850
• Onofrio Abruzo: Aerial Car, July 21, 1868
• Frederick Marriott: Aerial Steam Car, November 23, 1869
• Martin Braun: Improved Aerial Ships, February 8, 1870
• A.P. Keith: Aerial Car, March 1, 1870
• Edward Oaks: Aerial Car, August 30, 1870
• Isaac W. Forbes: Aerial Cars - July 16, 1872 - Patent US-1872-129401
• Paul Haenlein: Improved Balloon Locomotion, August 27, 1872
• Watson F. Quinby: Improved Flying Apparatus - October 8, 1872 - Patent US-1872-132022
• Charles McDermott: Improved Nav. Apparatus - November 12, 1872 - Patent US-1872-133046
• T. Moy and E. Shill: Navigation Apparatus, November 26, 1872
• Thomas Green: Navigating Apparatus, August 12, 1873
• Otto Francis: Navigating Apparatus, February 10, 1874
• C. B. Wainwright: Steering & Propelling App., March 24, 1874
• Lewis A. Boswell: Improved Propeller-Wheels - April 4, 1874 - Patent US-1874-155218
• James Hartness: Balloons, May 19, 1874
• C.F. McGlashan: Guiding Balloons, June 16, 1874
• Daniel L. Rhone: Aerial Boats, June 23, 1874
• Micajah Dyer: Navigating Apparatus, September 1, 1874
• L. A. Boswell: Aerial Propeller Wheels, September 22, 1874 - Patent US-1874-155218 (same as above)
• Felix LeBlanc: Aerial Vessels, October 27, 1874
• Peter B. Fernandez: Aerial & Marine Gyrator, April 6, 1875
• F. X. Lamboley: Flying Machine, August 15, 1876
• John B. Ward: Aerial Machine, December 19, 1876
• Frank Barnett: Flying Machine, May 15, 1877
• Washington Beckley: Balloon, July 17, 1877
• M.M. Murrell: Aerial Navigators, August 14, 1877
• James J. Pennington: Flying Machine, September 4, 1877 - Patent US-1877-194841
• John B. Ward: Aerial Machine, October 2, 1877
• Fritz A. L. Von Ehren: Aerial Vessels, January 15, 1878
• C.F. Ritchel: Improved Flying Machine, March 12, 1878
• William F. Pearson: Balloon, April 23, 1878
• Richard W. Cowan: Aerial Paddle-Wheel, May 28, 1878
• James Tracey: Air Ship, June 25, 1878
• J.F. Cameron: Air Ship, November 26, 1878
• Henrey Badgley: Aerial Machine, April 22, 1879
• Watson F. Quinby: Aerial Ship - granted August 12, 1879 - Patent US-1879-218573
• J.J. Greenough: Aerobat, October 17, 1879
• Albert L. Blackman: Aerial Nav. Vess. & Machine - February 17, 1880 - Patent US-1880-224510
• Charles A. Sullivan: Flying Machine, November 30, 1880
• F. W. Brearey: Aerial Apparatus, November 30, 1880
• John F. Mackenzie: Aerial Navigation, December 21, 1880
• E.A. Pearse: Aerial Navigation Machine, January 11, 1881
• William Beeson: Flying Ship, August 16, 1881
• Edward De Jongh: Aeronautic App. & Regulator, September 13, 1881
• Albert L. Blackman: Aerial Navigation Vessel - granted December 6, 1881 - Patent US-1881-250417
• William G. Krueger: Air Ship, January 31, 1882
• Charles P. Fest: Balloon, April 4, 1882
• Carl W. Petersen: Air Ship, April 11, 1882
• James A. Nisonger: Shifting rail for vehicles, May 23, 1882
• Charles P. Fest: Air Ship, August 29, 1882
• R.L. Downton: Aerial Ship, September 12, 1882
• Joel Ray: Aerial Vessel, January 2, 1883
• E.F. Falconnet: Aerial Ship, January 23, 1883
• Martin Bruan: Aerial Ship February 1, 1877
• James M. Wheeler: Air Ship April 19, 1887
• Peter C. Campbell: Air Ship May 10, 1887
• Joseph Neubrand: Aerial Vessel April 19, 1887
• Williams Beeson: Aerial Navigation April 26, 1887
• C.R.E. Wulff: Propelling & Guiding App. May 17, 1887
• W. N. Hutchinson: Aerial Vessel October 18, 1887
• Charles H. Morgan: Air Ship November 22, 1887
• William Beeson: Flying Machine January 24, 1888
• W. Gustafson: Aerial Navigation February 21, 1888
• B. Bontems: Aerial Navigation Apparatus April 17, 1888
• E. P. Johnston: Air Ship June 5, 1888
• John P. Holmes: Air Ship February 12, 1889
• C.A. Kunzel: Balloon March 12, 1889
• H.A.J. Rieckert: Air Ship March 19, 1889
• N. H. Borgfeldt: Flying Machine October 1, 1889
• David Thayer: Aerial Apparatus December 24, 1889
• Matthias H. Baldwin: Aerostat March 25, 1890
• John J. Pokorny: Air Ship April 1, 1890
• C. E. Bechtel: Air Ship June 3, 1890
• C. D. E. Hennig: Air Ship June 17, 1890
• Stewart Cairncross: Aerial Machine July 22, 1890
• Perham W. Nahl: Navigable Air Ship October 28, 1890
• Burr F. Barnes: Flying Machine September 29, 1891
• John Arbtin: Air Ship November 3, 1891
• Stewart Caircross: Aerial Machine December 8, 1891
• James C. Walker: Air Ship January 12, 1892
• W. N. Riddle: Aerial Ship April 19, 1892
• Burr F. Barnes: Air Ship July 12, 1892
• Leon Grayon: Propeller August 16, 1892
• C. T. L. Gabrielii: Balloon Ship June 27, 1893
• Theodor Steinmann: Air Ship July 11, 1893
• S. B. Batten: Aerial Machine July 25, 1893
• A. F. Bergqvist: Aerial Vessel October 17, 1893
• C. F. Billwillner: Navigable Air Ship October 31, 1893
• Edwin Pynchon: Air Ship November 14, 1893
• Joachim A. Sumovski: Balloon December 12, 1893
• J. S. Preiswerk: Parachute Sail for Balloons January 9, 1894
• S. Spaeth: Aerial Vessel February 6, 1894
• Christopher G. Cross: Aerial Locomotive March 13, 1894
• George Wellner: Flying Apparatus March 13, 1894 - Patent US-1894-516581
• Duana Hurlbut: Air Ship September 25, 1894
• Hermann Ganswindt: Propeller for Aerial Vehicles October 2, 1894
• Nicholas H. Borgfeldt: Aerial Navigation Apparatus December 4, 1894
• Otto Lilienthal: Flying Machine August 20, 1895
• W. N. Hutchinson: Navigable Balloon October 15, 1895
• Manoel V. Coutinho: Aerostat - March 17, 1896 - Patent US-1896-556621
• C. A. Smith: Air Ship August 11, 1896
• Frank Kline: Power Wheel July 28, 1896
• E.J. St. Croix: Air Ship December 26, 1896
• Henrey Heintz: Air Ship April 20, 1897
• Carl E. Myers: Sky Cycle April 20, 1897
• Octave Chanute: Soaring Machine May 18, 1897
• Louis P. Mouillard: Means of Aerial Flight May 18, 1897
• Thomas M. Crepar: Air Ship August 24, 1897
• Daniel Reed: Air Ship October 12, 1897
• Jacob D. Graybill: Aerial Machine October 26, 1897
• James Richardson: Flying Machine December 28, 1897
• Theodore Leibbrand: Aerial Navigation March 22, 1898
• Adolph Koehler: Air Ship June 7, 1898
• F. A. Jone: Flying Machine June14, 1898
• William P. Butuson: Soaring Machine June 28, 1898
• Charles E. Hite: Air Ship July 12, 1898
• Thomas J. Brown: Aerial Ship September 13, 1898
• Oscar L. Smith: Air Ship October 13, 1898
• R.H. Von Sieqsfeld: Air Balloon October 25, 1898
• Frederick R. Merritt: Air Ship December 6, 1898
• F. Graf Zeppelin: Navigable Balloon March 14, 1899
• John F. Pickering: Air Ship February 20, 1900
• Louis Etienne Roze: Flying Machine - May 1, 1900 - Patent US-1900-648634
• Charles Stanley: Air Ship - October 9, 1900 - Patent US-1900-659264
• Leo Stevens: Controllable Balloons November 13, 1900
• J.H. Dillon-Gregg: Aerial Navigation Machine January 22, 1901
• A. F. Hubbard: Air Ship February 19, 1901
• Eugene M. Farr: Aerial Vessel July 9, 1901
• Walter J. Bell: Wing for Flying Machine February 25, 1902
• Frederick W. Dufwa: Blade for Air Ship March 4, 1902
• Charles Groombridge: Propeller for Air Ship April 8, 1902
• Joel T. Rice: Flying Machine July 8, 1902 - Patent US-1902-704375 (probably)
• Ernest R. Krocker: Air Ship or Vessel - November 4, 1902 - Patent US-1902-712689
• E. P. Johnson: Air Ship March 10, 1903
• John Berry: Air Ship March 24, 1903
• Thor Michelsen: Air Ship April 21, 1903
• Otto A. Kaehler: Flying Machine May 5, 1903
• L. A. Boswell: Steering for Diriqible May 26, 1903 - Patent US-1903-728844
• Geo. D. Shultz: Aerial Vessel June 2, 1903
• Theodor Gibon: Aeroplane June 2, 1903
• A. F. Godefroy: Means for Propelling Vessels June 9, 1903 - Patent US-1903-730529
• Isaac I. Morris: Aerial Navigation Machine September 1, 1903
• C. E. Van Devanter: Aerial Navigation Apparatus October 13, 1903
• Eugene F. Falconnet
• Charles H. Morgan: Aerial Ship