Patent US-1905-881837

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V-shape, with 'head'; long delay in granting; earlier experiments & coverage: http://www.gustave-whitehead.com/history/57th-total-20th-manned-plane-1901-11-19-new-york-evening-telegram-p-10/

Tentatively using the 'airplane' designation in tech terms despite the omission of a propulsion mechanism from the patent itself. First, because the title of the patent (chosen or approved by Munn & Co.) should reflect what would have been considered an airplane (or 'aeroplane') patent in 1905. Second, because Whitehead was known to use airplane-type propulsion with aircraft of the type here described.

  • Inventor location (imputed by HistPat): Bridgeport, Fairfield county, CT (FIPSloc=9001); ½ assigned to Stanley Yale Beach, of Stratford (also Fairfield county), Connecticut, with Beach having direct co-inventor status on the patents supplementary to this one
  • Witnesses a shown on the final text page: S. Y. Beach and J. W. Thompson, with S. Y. Beach likely being a family member of the inventor shown here as 1/2 assignee

Sources

  • Short's DB
  • PTO 244
  • Neilson

Patents which are supplementary to this one


Year filed 1905
Year granted 1908
Office US
Patent number 881837
Inventors Gustave Whitehead
Inventor country US
Inventor location Bridgeport, CT, Fairfield county, CT, Connecticut
Applicant person Gustave Whitehead, Stanley Yale Beach
Applicant firm
Applicant type
Applicant is inventor? Yes
Original title Aeroplane
English title Aeroplane
Tech fields glider, airfoil, stability, frame, fabric, design, airplane, whole
Filing date 1905/12/20
Full specification filed date
Application number 1905292614
Grant date 1908/03/10
Granted? Yes
Publication date
Supplementary to patent
Related to aircraft? 1
Serial number 292614
Patent agent Munn & Co.
Assigned to Stanley Yale Beach
National tech categories USPC 244/16
IPCs
CPCs CPC B64C31/02
Family year 1905
First filing? Yes
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930
Application ID 470916171
INPADOC family ID 43771470
Number of text pages 4
Number of diagram pages 2
Number of figures 3
Number of claims 23