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| − | '''Alfred John Macy''' was a Chicago aero inventor who internationally filed several patents having to do with airplane stabilizers. | + | '''Alfred John Macy''' was a Chicago aero inventor who internationally filed several patents having to do with airplane stabilizers. He was affiliated with [[Macy Engineering Company]] of Pennsylvania after some point. |
In 1913, he filed patents from 162 North May Street, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, USA | In 1913, he filed patents from 162 North May Street, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, USA | ||
In 1917 his address was 1524, Monadnock Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA. | In 1917 his address was 1524, Monadnock Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA. | ||
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| + | His patents have a frantic quality, with lots of text, lots of diagrams, and many many labels on the diagrams. | ||
| + | We haven't distilled his key insights or design elements. | ||
{{Standard person reports}} | {{Standard person reports}} | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 12 December 2022
Alfred John Macy was a Chicago aero inventor who internationally filed several patents having to do with airplane stabilizers. He was affiliated with Macy Engineering Company of Pennsylvania after some point.
In 1913, he filed patents from 162 North May Street, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, USA In 1917 his address was 1524, Monadnock Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
His patents have a frantic quality, with lots of text, lots of diagrams, and many many labels on the diagrams. We haven't distilled his key insights or design elements.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Alfred John Macy
- Patent US-1913-1182025 (English title: Stabilizer, Filing date: 1913-01-27)
- Patent US-1913-1203218 (English title: Automatic controlling and stabilizing mechanism, Filing date: 1913-01-27)
- Patent US-1913-1203219 (English title: Automatic stabilizing device, Filing date: 1913-01-27)
- Patent US-1913-1187439 (English title: Stabilizer, Filing date: 1913-07-28)
- Patent US-1913-1203220 (English title: Aerial stabilizer, Filing date: 1913-07-28)
- Patent US-1913-1203221 (English title: Stabilizer, Filing date: 1913-07-28)
- Patent GB-1913-20159 (English title: Improvements in Stabilizers for Aerial Machines, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1913-1203221, Filing date: 1913-09-06)
- Patent GB-1913-20163 (English title: Improvements in Stabilizers for Aerial Machines, Filing date: 1913-09-06)
- Patent FR-1913-468190 (English title: Improvements to airplane stabilizers, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1913-1203221, Filing date: 1913-09-06)
- Patent FR-1913-468191 (English title: Improvements to aeroplane stabilizers, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1913-20163, Filing date: 1913-09-06)
- Patent CA-1913-177322 (English title: Stabilizer, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1913-20163, Filing date: 1913-10-16)
- Patent US-1916-1326946 (English title: Method of automatic control for vehicles, Filing date: 1916-03-25)
- Patent US-1916-1327055 (English title: Stabilizer, Filing date: 1916-03-25)
- Patent CA-1917-193102 (English title: Stabilizer, Filing date: 1917-04-26)
- Patent CA-1917-193103 (English title: Stabilizer, Filing date: 1917-04-26)
- Patent CA-1917-193104 (English title: Stabilizer, Filing date: 1917-04-26)
- Patent FR-1917-513044 (English title: Improvements to a method of automatic aeroplane control, Filing date: 1917-08-10)
- Patent CH-1917-92564 (English title: Stabilizer for aircraft, Filing date: 1917-08-10)
- Patent CH-1917-93962 (English title: Device for stabilizing flying machines, Filing date: 1917-08-10)
- Patent CH-1917-94353 (English title: Flying machine, Filing date: 1917-08-10)
- Patent CH-1917-94354 (English title: Stabilizer for aircraft, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1913-1203221, Filing date: 1917-08-10)
- Patent AU-1917-4875 (English title: Aeroplane controlling and stabilizing device, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1916-1327055, Filing date: 1917-08-11)
- Patent FR-1917-495392 (English title: Improvements to device for controlling aeroplane stabilization, Filing date: 1917-08-11)
- Patent FR-1917-495393 (English title: Improvements to airplane stabilizer device, Filing date: 1917-08-13)
- Patent FR-1917-495534 (English title: Improvements in automatic control for airplanes, Filing date: 1917-08-14)
- Patent DK-1917-24368 (English title: Stabilizer for Aircraft, Filing date: 1917-09-17)
- Patent DK-1917-25014 (English title: Apparatus for alignment of aircraft, Filing date: 1917-09-26)
- Patent DK-1917-24572 (English title: Flying machine, Filing date: 1917-10-02)
- Patent DK-1917-24573 (English title: Airplane stabilizer, Filing date: 1917-10-12)
- Patent US-1918-1475075 (English title: Landing indicator for airplanes, Filing date: 1918-07-10)
Publications by or about Alfred John Macy
- Publication B2p0827e12, 1913, The Macy automatic stabilizer (Simple title: The Macy automatic stabilizer, Journal: Aero and Hydro)
- Macy, 1916, Problems of automatic adjustment of flight altitudes (Simple title: Problems of automatic adjustment of flight altitudes, Journal: Aerial Age)
- Ford, 1917, Macy stabilizer patents (Simple title: Macy stabilizer patents, Journal: Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering)
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| Names | Alfred John Macy |
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| Countries | US |
| Locations | Chicago |
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| Tech areas | Airplane, Stability |
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