Jacob Lohner Werke und Sohn

Diagram of Patent AT-1913-79244

Diagram of Patent AT-1916-79245

Jacob Lohner 2-seat biplane and flying boat with single pusher engine, 1913, led to production of over 1,000 armed and unarmed reconnaissance biplanes and several hundred fighter, trainer, and reconnaissance flying boats until 1917 and single and 2-seat scouts, 1918.

Starting date of 1913 in the Gunstons appears incorrect. Contemporaneous publications say that Austrian Army Captain (Rittmeister) Hans Ritter Umlauff von Frankwell qualified for his pilot's license in a Lohner aircraft in August 1910, that he had flown a Lohner aircraft before then, and that in December 1910 it was announced that he would be testing a new novel Lohner biplane.

1920Dir15 lists agent in Vienna, Austria at IX Porrellangasse 2, Vienna; phone 13559.

We have this firm filing as "Jacob Lohner & Co.", and located at Bécs, actually Vienna, Austria in Patent HU-1916-75611 and Patent HU-1914-67909.

A few key parent patents, which we have reason to believe were filed in Austria, seem to be missing from Espacenet, but this will likely be cleared up.

Espacenet AT plus simply Jacob Lohner yields great results. In at least one case Espacenet has Jacob Lohner mentioned as an individual along with and as distinguished from the firm. This data will be forthcoming, with filings in Austria being parent patents to many of the British and French patents filed by the firm. The English-language company name is used in the overwhelming bulk of these German-language Austrian patent originals, incidentally, and in the Hungarian, as well as in the British and American. "Jacob Lohner & Cie" is used in the cases of patents filed in France.

There are some odd cases. Patent AT-1916-76149, which we may or may not want, is an ambulance, filed by "WR. AËROPLAN- und CAROSSERIE-WERKE JACOB LOHNER & Co. K.U.K. HOF-WAGENFABRIK" with the firm name "WR. AËROPLAN" being the may indication that the ambulance has specific aero applicability. The Ambulanzwagen of Patent AT-1913-76702 is another case of interest.

Sources

• Gunston, 1993, p188
• Gunston, 2005, p291
• SD184-185
• 1920Dir15
• Lohner-Werke on en.wp
• Erwin Steinböck. 1984. Lohner zu Land, zu Wasser und in der Luft: die Geschichte eines industriellen Familienunternehmens von 1823-1970, H. Weishaupt, in German, in econterms's possession

We have doubled the firm name, as such, in the applicant firm field of these patent pages, in the interest of the fullest possible patent report display, inclusive of "supplementary to" and so forth. This firm might be the most elaborate case of Hungarian patents bearing frequent and systematic relations to patents filed in Austria. Otherwise, the cosmopolitan aspect of Hungarian filings seems to be more general, even with somewhat of an affinity towards Germany.

Jacob Lohner Werke und Sohn

At present, all of our patent data here seems to have been filed under the corporate auspice Jacob Lohner & Co.

Jacob Lohner & Co.

We have Jacob Lohner & Co., as such, addressed at No. 2 Porzellangasse, Vienna, Austria and identified as Manufacturers. On a different note, we have the inventor Carl Paulal specifically as residing at the same address, the inventor being the “assignor to the firm”. Based on diagrams, and the connections within a huge sprawl of patents, this could lead us to believe that Paulal was behind a huge bulk of airplane chassis work associated with the firm.

Aricraft pix on Commons

Patents associated with organizations named Jacob Lohner Werke und Sohn, Jakob Lohner & Co., or Jacob Lohner & Co.

• Patent AT-1909-48765 (English title: Vehicle brake according to the Bowden system, Filing date: 1909-10-02)
• Patent AT-1911-71439 (English title: Propulsion device for aircraft (propeller), Filing date: 1911-12-02)
• Patent AT-1911-58081 (English title: Chassis for flying machines, Filing date: 1911-12-21)
• Patent FR-1913-450084 (English title: Improvements to air navigation aircraft landing frames, Filing date: 1912-10-31, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1911-58081)
• Patent GB-1912-25077 (English title: Improvements in Chassis for Flying Machines, Filing date: 1912-11-01, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1911-58081)
• Patent US-1912-1058256 (Inventors: Carl Paulal, English title: Chassis for aeroplanes, Filing date: 1912-11-30)
• Patent HU-1912-61689 (English title: Flexible chassis for flying machines, Filing date: 1912-12-21, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1911-58081)
• Patent AT-1913-79244 (English title: Device for connecting and loosening tension wires and tension belts on aircraft, Filing date: 1913-02-24)
• Patent AT-1913-67260 (English title: Hook eye closure on safety belts for fliers, Filing date: 1913-03-11)
• Patent AT-1913-65706 (English title: Air pump for the gasoline tanks of aircraft, Filing date: 1913-04-17)
• Patent AT-1913-67262 (English title: Chassis for flying machines, Filing date: 1913-04-22)
• Patent AT-1913-65707 (English title: Device for the braking steering of aircraft, Filing date: 1913-04-30)
• Patent AT-1913-73960 (English title: Training of pipe ends to connect, in particular aircraft, Filing date: 1913-05-03)
• Patent FR-1913-460116 (English title: Improvements made to the hoisting of air navigation vehicles, Filing date: 1913-06-12, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-79244)
• Patent FR-1913-460121 (English title: Improvements to devices used to brake air navigation vehicles while taxiing on the ground, Filing date: 1913-06-13, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-01-21 Jacob Lohner & Co.)
• Patent FR-1913-460120 (English title: Safety device for air navigation control systems, Filing date: 1913-06-13, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-65707)
• Patent FR-1913-460118 (English title: Improvements aircraft support chassis, Filing date: 1913-06-13, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-67262)
• Patent AT-1913-71135 (English title: Rigid corner connection for struts on aircraft, Filing date: 1913-07-16)
• Patent AT-1913-69041 (English title: Steerable chassis for aircraft, Filing date: 1913-12-16)
• Patent HU-1914-65947 (English title: Braking devices for flying machinery, Filing date: 1914-01-14, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-01-21 Jacob Lohner & Co.)
• Patent HU-1914-65882 (English title: Rotary air pumps for air vehicle tanks, Filing date: 1914-01-21, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-65706)
• Patent GB-1914-1678 (English title: Improved Ground Brake for Flying Machines, Filing date: 1914-01-21, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-01-21 Jacob Lohner & Co.)
• Patent HU-1914-65804 (English title: Seat belts for aeroplane pilots, Filing date: 1914-01-23, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-67260)
• Patent DE-1914-304048 (English title: Adjustable frame for aircraft, Filing date: 1914-01-27, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-69041)
• Patent FR-1914-467811 (English title: Improvements brought to landing chassis of mechanized aircraft, Filing date: 1914-01-28, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-69041)
• Patent HU-1914-65805 (English title: Procedure and equipment for connecting and dissolve tensioning wires and straps, Filing date: 1914-01-28, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-79244)
• Patent HU-1914-65806 (English title: Steering mechanism for aircraft, a fairly outright steering wheel, Filing date: 1914-01-28, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-65707)
• Patent HU-1914-65887 (English title: Pipe end training for connection, especially in air vehicles, Filing date: 1914-01-29, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-73960)
• Patent HU-1914-66104 (English title: Chassis "Wheel stand for flying machines", Filing date: 1914-02-02, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-69041)
• Patent FR-1914-467965 (English title: Improvements brought to assembly stirrups such as, in particular, those to assemble the various components of the fuselage of an aeroplane, Filing date: 1914-02-02, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-71135)
• Patent HU-1914-67364 (English title: Frame joint fastening device "Handcuffs consisting of one or more parts for connecting the frame parts of flying machines", Filing date: 1914-02-02, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-71135)
• Patent HU-1914-66060 (English title: Weight control for flying machines, Filing date: 1914-02-02, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-08-05 Jacob Lohner & Co.)
• Patent FR-1914-467964 (English title: Improved systems to maintain balance in aeroplanes with variable-curve bearing surfaces, Filing date: 1914-02-02, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-08-05 Jacob Lohner & Co.)
• Patent HU-1914-66103 (English title: Wheel stand for flying machines, Filing date: 1914-02-04, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-67262)
• Patent GB-1914-2896 (English title: An Improved Method of and Means for Connecting and Disconnecting the Tension Members and Supporting Stays, such as Stay Wires and the like, of Air-craft, Filing date: 1914-02-04, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-79244)
• Patent HU-1914-66440 (English title: Wheel stand for flying machines, Filing date: 1914-02-06, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-67262 • Patent HU-1912-61689 • Patent AT-1911-58081)
• Patent HU-1914-67909 (English title: Double-deck flying machine with stepped risers, or a A biplane with stepped canopies, Filing date: 1914-02-07)
• Patent AT-1914-78033 (English title: Propeller drive for aeroplane or other, Filing date: 1914-04-27)
• Patent AT-1914-79202 (English title: Airplane, in general, with any overall emphasis on aerodynamics and design, Filing date: 1914-05-02)
• Patent FR-1914-473423 (English title: Improvements brought to airplane propulsion and related engines, Filing date: 1914-06-13, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1914-78033)
• Patent AT-1914-79246 (English title: Biplane with staggered wings, Filing date: 1914-09-04)
• Patent AT-1914-77981 (English title: Joint for wing pressure struts of biplanes, Filing date: 1914-11-16)
• Patent HU-1914-68282 (English title: Connecting joints, especially for biplane flyers, for tensioning beams of support, Filing date: 1914-11-23)
• Patent HU-1915-77146 (English title: Airplane, Filing date: 1915-06-12)
• Patent AT-1915-78907 (English title: Turnbuckle security, Filing date: 1915-06-16)
• Patent AT-1915-79250 (English title: Floats, especially for seaplanes, Filing date: 1915-07-21)
• Patent AT-1915-78040 (English title: Spring-like chassis, especially for aircraft, Filing date: 1915-08-31)
• Patent AT-1915-79257 (English title: Airplane, Filing date: 1915-12-01)
• Patent AT-1916-79245 (English title: Device for connecting and loosening tension wires and bands for aircraft, Filing date: 1916-02-10, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-79244)
• Patent HU-1916-75611 (English title: Structure for connecting and dismantling tensioning wires and straps of air vehicles, Filing date: 1916-03-02)
• Patent DE-1916-310824 (English title: Device for connecting and disconnecting aircraft tensioning wires and straps, Filing date: 1916-03-08, Supplementary to patent: Patent AT-1913-79244 • Patent AT-1916-79245)
• Patent AT-1917-79736 (English title: Flying boat, Filing date: 1917-07-14)

References

Names	Jacob Lohner Werke und Sohn or Lohnernerwerke GmbH, Jacob Lohner & Co., Jacob Lohner & Cie
Country	Austria
City	No. 2, Porzellangasse 2, Vienna IX, Austria; dockyard at Pola.; "Bécs" redirects to "Wien", Vienna, on German Wikipedia
Affiliations
Keywords	airplane, biplane, chassis, frame, construction, design, braking, takeoff, wings, propulsion, propellers, wheels, safety, control, steering, rudder, piloting, motors, aerodynamics, industry, HTA, hydroaeroplane, amerrissage, bombing, military
Started aero	1910, 1913?
Ended aero	?
Key people	Jacob Lohner, Carl Paulal
Wikidata id	Q388555