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Box 8

 Container

Contains 13 Results:

Assorted patent lists and reports, 1917

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents February 21, 1917: Four carbon copies of a typed “concise resume” written by J.P. Tarbox of patents “which we were either infringing or in danger of infringing by constructions we have put into use.” The document is addressed to Henry Kleckler and is divided into sections: Stick Control, Bridge Control, Ailerons, Sectional Wings, Empennage Arrangement, Running Gear, Turnbuckles. The resume concludes with a “Suggested method of treatment of these matters” that recommends “avoidance...
Dates: 1917

Assorted patent lists, notes, memos and reports, 1918

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents August 30, 1918: Two carbon copies of a list (9 pages) “of the outstanding patents in the airplane art which we are either infringing or are in danger of infringing.” The list was prepared by W. E. Valk and includes sections on Control Mechanisms, Directional Control, Empennage Construction, Flying Boats, Fuel Supply System, Hydroplane Bottoms, Hydroairplanes, Lateral Control, Wing Cell Construction and Arrangement, and Running Gear. Each section contains a description of patents...
Dates: 1918

Assorted patent notes and reports, undated

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents undated: Notes (15 pages) about patents hand-written in pencil on yellow paper. The notes include sketches as well as patent numbers, descriptions of claims, and conclusions.undated: A typed “Numerical Resume of all Aeroplane and Hydroplane Patents worthy of our consideration.” The report lists number of patents by category: Accessories, Controls (Directional and Lateral), Control Mechanism, Helicopters, Hydroaeroplanes, Miscellaneous, Running Gear, and Wing...
Dates: undated

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