James Grieve Lorrain
James Grieve Lorrain, M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.E., was an electrical engineer and chartered patent agent. One of his patents for automatically responsive electronic systems included the use case of a balloon whose altitude could be regulated by a system which responded to changes in pressure by heating or cooling the balloon's air. As a patent agent his recorded address was Norfolk House, Norfolk Street, London, W.C.[1].
Lorrain studied at Edinburgh University, University College London, the Royal School of Mines, and the College of France; then worked for the Scottish Telephonic Exchange. He founded the Anglo-Indian Telephone Company in 1880. He began working as patent agent, as well as consulting engineer, in 1886.[2][3]
This person had 0 publications and 1 patents in this database.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is J. G. Lorrain or J. G. Lorrain or James Greieve Lorrain
- Patent GB-1885-339 (Filing date: 1885-01-10)
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Names | J. G. Lorrain; James Grieve Lorrain |
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Countries | GB, Scotland |
Locations | Edinburgh, London, Paris, London, W.C. |
Occupations | engineer, electrical engineer |
Tech areas | Electronics, Cybernetics |
Accreditations | M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.E. |
Affiliations | Institution of Mechanical Engineers, freemasons, Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh, Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, Société Française de Physique, Society of Chemical Industry, American Institute of Electrical Engineers |
Family name | Lorrain |
Birth date | 1852 |
Death date | August 23, 1917 |
Wikidata id | Q63159977 |