Patents by Inventor Claudius Dornier, Jr., deceased

Claudius Dornier, Jr., deceased has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Aircraft with engine pods tiltable about a transverse axis
    Patent number: 5096140
    Abstract: The invention concerns an aircraft with engine pods located outboard on the wings and tiltable about a transverse axis. A fixed wing centerpiece is provided which terminates at the outside in each spanwise direction in a separation location. A through tubular spar is rotatably supported in the wing centerpiece. This tubular spar serves as a support for the outer wings which continue beyond the separation locations and which, together with the engine pods located there, form a unit which can be jointly swivelled or tilted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Inventors: Claudius Dornier, Jr., deceased, by Martine Dornier-Tiefenthaler, legal representative, Florian Windischbauer