Patent US-1916-1239942

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  • Tech classifications: CPC B64B1/00 Lighter-than-air aircraft
  • Nelson described himself on the patent as: a citizen of the United States, residing at New Kamilche in the county of Mason and State of Washington

This invention relates to flying machines and the primary object of the invention is to provide a machine which has a body mounted above the lower plane, which body is flat at the nose and tail ends of the machine and bulges outwardly into an oval shape centrally of the forward and rear or nose and tail ends of the machine. Other goals:

  • to provide a flying machine having a body as specified which has a plane or platform suspended beneath the same, the forward end of which is inclosed in a sheet steel casing, which inclosure contains the motors, pilot seat and other mechanism necessary for the operation of the flying machine.
  • to provide a ballast which is positioned beneath the platform or lower plane and extends longitudinally from it; being very thin in comparison to its height. The ballast is formed of a tank filled with water or similar fluid.

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Year filed 1916
Year granted 1917
Office US
Patent number 1239942
Inventors Herbert G. Nelson
Inventor country US
Inventor location New Kamilche, WA, Mason county, WA, Washington
Applicant person Herbert G. Nelson
Applicant firm
Applicant type INDIV
Applicant is inventor? Yes
Original title Flying machine
English title Flying machine
Tech fields
Filing date October 20, 1916
Full specification filed date
Application number 12671016
Grant date September 11, 1917
Granted? Yes
Publication date
Supplementary to patent
Related to aircraft? Yes
Serial number 126710
Patent agent
Assigned to
National tech categories USPC 244/26
IPCs IPC B64B1/00
CPCs CPC B64B1/00
Family year 1916
First filing? Yes
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930
Application ID 47886548
INPADOC family ID 43155606
Number of text pages
Number of diagram pages 2
Number of figures
Number of claims