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Aircraft

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-12
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Granted: 1967-04-04
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Expires: 1985-10-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Clarence D Lennon
  • 👤 Robert G Varner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 03:17
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C29/00; B64C29/0008; B64C29/0016; B64C29/0025; B64C39/00; B64C39/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 84 words
AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A CIRCULAR BASE, A CONTROL STATION MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, AN IMPELLER ASSEMBLY ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, FOR ROTATION ABOUT SAID CONTROL STATION, A LIFT-PRODUCING AIR-FOIL CIRCUMFERENTIALLY POSITIONED AROUND SAID IMPELLER ASSEMBLY, SAID AIRFOIL BEING PROVIDED WITH AN AIR INTAKE SLOT INBOARD THEREOF, ADJACENT THE OUTER EXTREMITY OF SAID IMPELLER ASSEMBLY, A HORIZONTAL THRUST ORIFICE IN THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID AIRFOIL, A VERTICAL THRUST ORIFICE IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID AIRFOIL, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIRECTING AIR TO THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 84 words
AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A CIRCULAR BASE, A CONTROL STATION MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, AN IMPELLER ASSEMBLY ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, FOR ROTATION ABOUT SAID CONTROL STATION, A LIFT-PRODUCING AIR-FOIL CIRCUMFERENTIALLY POSITIONED AROUND SAID IMPELLER ASSEMBLY, SAID AIRFOIL BEING PROVIDED WITH AN AIR INTAKE SLOT INBOARD THEREOF, ADJACENT THE OUTER EXTREMITY OF SAID IMPELLER ASSEMBLY, A HORIZONTAL THRUST ORIFICE IN THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID AIRFOIL, A VERTICAL THRUST ORIFICE IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID AIRFOIL, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIRECTING AIR TO THE

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-04-03 1970-10-03 1971-04-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-04-03 1974-10-03 1975-04-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-04-03 1978-10-03 1979-04-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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