Patent US-1880-242483

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Balloon to display advertising messages; illustrated example displays prominent advertisements for shoe polish and cocaine; balloon is illuminated by electric lights, lamps, or torches so that the advertisements can be seen after dark; lights are potentially powered by electrical connection to ground.

  • A potential application is the illumination of a whole area during warfare
  • Astonishingly, one product line offered on the balloon is cocaine! spelled Cocoaine, in this instance. Grab this image someday. example
  • Tech class: CPC G09F21/10: Mobile visual advertising by aeroplanes, airships, balloons, or kites the advertising matter being arranged on the aircraft illuminated
  • Inventor location: Little Compton, Newport county, RI (FIPSloc=44005, imputed by HistPat)

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Year filed 1880
Year granted 1881
Office US
Patent number 242483
Inventors Henry T. Sisson
Inventor country US
Inventor location Rhode Island
Applicant person Henry T. Sisson
Applicant firm
Applicant type INDIV
Applicant is inventor? 1
Original title Balloon for advertising
English title Balloon for advertising
Tech fields LTA, balloon, advertising, military
Filing date 1880-12-24
Full specification filed date
Application number
Grant date 1881-06-07
Granted? 1
Publication date
Supplementary to patent
Related to aircraft? 1
Serial number
Patent agent Joseph A. Miller
Assigned to
National tech categories USPC 40/214, USPC 40/541, USPC 244/33
IPCs
CPCs CPC G09F21/10
Family year 1880
First filing? 1
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930 3
Application ID
INPADOC family ID
Number of text pages 2
Number of diagram pages 2
Number of figures 2
Number of claims 4