Bell Aircraft Patents

[hesham]

Hi,

The R. hall twin boom twin engined fighter designed
for Bell Aircraft Corporation in 1943.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=5iZxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=R.+Hall+airplane&num=100

 

[lark]

I'm still convinced that a patent drawing is not an illustration of a project.
It's only a drawing made for the better understanding of an invention...

 

[Skybolt]

Paul, sometimes that's true, sometimes, when an "ornamental design" is cited, the patent tries to cover the actual project (see for example the numerous Alexander Kartveli's patents, they are all well identifiable Republic projects). Patent hunting can give very interesting results on projects often seen only as arts (the late Fairchild Republic studies, for example, post-A.10).

 

[lark]

Marco,

In a certain way this make sence if it concerns 'ornamental designs'
who are related to known aeronautical companies or designers.
In that case , mostly, more information is available from other
publications.(for exemple the Lockheed model 30)

I'm only afraid that the forum will be 'spoiled ' with an avallance of
dreamed up ideas without any serious background ...

 

[Skybolt]

You are right.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

there is unknown design for Bell Aircraft Corporation
and I think it was a fighter.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=H-lxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1952&dq=jane%27s+all+the+world%27s+airplane&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2007&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2007&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2007&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2007&num=100#PPA1952,M1

 

[hesham]

Hi,

has anyone any idea about what was that amazing fighter design ?.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=vg1yAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=Bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&num=100#PPP1,M1

 

[Antonio]

has anyone any idea about what was that amazing fighter design ?

.

Bell D-139 (Vertiburner design). It is described on Scott Lowther's APR Volume 2, Number 3.

 

[Orionblamblam]

[It is described on Scott Lowther's APR Volume 2, Number 3.

And will be again, this time with more and better artwork (another bit of fallout from the Niagara Aerospace Museum trip).

 

[archipeppe]

Bell D-139 (Vertiburner design). It is described on Scott Lowther's APR Volume 2, Number 3.

Is this related to the XF-109 programme??

 

[Antonio]

Is this related to the XF-109 programme??

Yes it is.

From APR:

By 1951 Bell produced Model D-109 Convertoplane Fighter which is thought to be Bell's competitor to Lockheed XFV-1, Convair XFY-1 and others for US Navy VTOL fighter competition.

Bell produced D-139 fighter design in 1955 (it seems that it was a private study...Scott am I right?)

In 1957, when the Navy began a contest to design a VTOL fighter, Bell won the competition thanks to its experience from D-109, ATV, X-14 and D-139 studies. It was the D-188 which was designated F-109.

 

[Antonio]

BTW, hesham's first post in this topic corresponds to Bell Model D-109

 

[archipeppe]

BTW, hesham's first post in this topic corresponds to Bell Model D-109

Of course the Bell project could be seen as direct ancestor for the German VJ-101C of mid-60s...

 

[Antonio]

Of course the Bell project could be seen as direct ancestor for the German VJ-101C of mid-60s...

I don't know whether it exist any relation between both projects or it is a case of evolutive convergence (unconnected species + similar environmental conditions = similar adaptative response).

I'm fascinated with aerospace evolutive behaviour :

 

[archipeppe]

I don't know whether it exist any relation between both projects or it is a case of evolutive convergence (unconnected species + similar environmental conditions = similar adaptative response).

Do You mean something like Concorde-Tu 144 similarities??
Or Shuttle-Buran??

 

[Antonio]

Do You mean something like Concorde-Tu 144 similarities??
Or Shuttle-Buran??

Nice observation

Well, archipeppe, I suspect we should add a "3rd member" into the equation for both designs althoug their designers officialy denied that circumstance. We could find many more examples with "3 equation members", not only West-Est but also West-West or even rival companies from the same country.

If members are interested we could open a Topic about it in the Bar


Cheers,

Antonio

 

[archipeppe]

If members are interested we could open a Topic about it in the Bar

Why not?? It seems quite interesting....

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dears,

and anther beautiful tailless aircraft,it was designed for Bell by
H. L. Bowers in 1943.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=GRJxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=Bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&num=100#PPP1,M1

 

[hesham]

Hi,

I didn't see that design of helicopter before
to Bell.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=PYReAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&num=100

 

[hesham]

Hi,

the Bell designed a new jet fighter in 1942.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=9mJxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1945&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2007&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2007&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2007&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2007&num=100#PPA1946,M1

 

[hesham]

Hi,

the Bell Aerospace Corporation designed that beautiful aircraft
in 1966.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=t7FvAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2007&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2007&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2007&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2007&num=100#PPA1,M1

 

[hesham]

Hi,


http://www.google.com/patents?id=ASdxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=sm1jTtqXA4Wg4gSWsoSrCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwADgo#v=onepage&q&f=true
http://www.google.com/patents?id=GaliAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=rW1jTvaqI5TE4gSN39meCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=true
http://www.google.com/patents?id=kTVLAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=rW1jTvaqI5TE4gSN39meCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.google.com/patents?id=1r5yAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=029jTuiRPMLN4QTul9S2Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAjgo#v=onepage&q&f=true
http://www.google.com/patents?id=YtBSAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=rW1jTvaqI5TE4gSN39meCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=true
http://www.google.com/patents?id=5CZxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=QHFjTve-J-rR4QSL1u3ACg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBjgo#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.google.com/patents?id=5yZxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=wHFjTvnNH8Lk4QT5-fDICg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBTgo#v=onepage&q&f=true
http://www.google.com/patents?id=5SZxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=QHJjToqsIvOK4gTSz8SmCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBzgo#v=onepage&q&f=true

 

[hesham]

And;


http://www.google.com/patents?id=5iZxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=WHNjTu2VC6zP4QSvztTICg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwATgy#v=onepage&q=bell%20aircraft%20corporation%20airplane&f=false
http://www.google.com/patents?id=gNlxAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=tHZjTvHiD6bN4QSg9Ni-Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAzgy#v=onepage&q=bell%20aircraft%20corporation%20airplane&f=false
http://www.google.com/patents?id=JHBuAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=0nVjTsKXGLL24QSrnoCyCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q&f=true
http://www.google.com/patents?id=va9eAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=bell+aircraft+corporation+airplane&hl=en&ei=7XtjToCvMoyh-QbM8bn3CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAzhG#v=onepage&q&f=true

 

[Pelzig]

Good stuff, Hesham! ;D

That tailless jet fighter looks a lot like the Japanese Kayaba Katsuodori.

 

[Tophe]

Thanks! The 4 twin-boomers you presented were already in my twin-boom-1939/45 site http://cmeunier.chez-alice.fr/update_FG.htm but you made me re-classify the Bowers item into Bowers/Bell, thanks a lot!

 

[Stargazer]

Here is an attempt at recapitulating the Bell patents available online. A few remarks:

• The assignee is Bell Aircraft Corporation from 1938 to 1959, and the Bell Aerospace Corporation from 1960 onwards.
• I have only listed the patents that relate to aircraft or helicopter designs, not parts or mechanism.
• I have attempted, wherever possible, to associate the patent with the model or design number. Mistakes possible!
• The date in the first column is NOT the date of creation or submission, only the date of patent approval.
• Patents with the "Re." prefix were reissued following some change in contents.
• To view the six-digit patents on line, add the number (without spaces) like this www.google.com/patents/USD******
• To view the seven-digit patents on line, add the number (without spaces) like this www.google.com/patents/US*******

APPROVED	NUMBER	TITLE	APPLICANTS	TYPE REPRESENTED
1940	122 564	Airplane	Robert J. Woods	Bell Airabonita ?
1941	2 242 198	Nacelle Construction	Robert J. Woods	Bell Airacuda (FM-1)
1942	133 126	Airplane	Robert J. Woods	Bell 19, Bell 20 (P-59)
1943	135 434	Helicopter	Robert J. Woods	Bell 30
1943	136 580	Airplane	Robert J. Woods	Bell 32 / D-6 (P-77)
1943	2 335 822	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers
1945	2 368 698	Helicopter Aircraft	Arthur M. Young
1945	2 382 460	Aircraft	Arthur M. Young	Bell 50 Convert-O-Plane
1945	141 292	Airplane	Harland M. Poyer	Bell Kingcobra (P-63)
1945	141 669	Airplane	Harland M. Poyer
1945	141 670	Airplane	Harland M. Poyer, Edgar P. Rhodes
1946	143 706	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers
1946	143 707	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers	Bell 1 Airacuda (FM-1)
1946	143 729	Airplane	Randolph F. Hall, Edgar P. Rhodes
1946	143 730	Airplane	Randolph F. Hall, Edgar P. Rhodes
1946	143 731	Airplane	Randolph F. Hall, Edgar P. Rhodes
1946	143 732	Airplane	Randolph F. Hall, Edgar P. Rhodes
1946	143 758	Airplane	Edgar P. Rhodes
1946	143 759	Airplane	Edgar P. Rhodes, Randolph F. Hall
1946	144 023	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers, Robert A. Wolf	Bell 27 Airacomet (P-59)
1946	144 024	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers, Harland M. Poyer
1946	144 025	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers, Robert A. Wolf
1946	144 026	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers, Robert A. Wolf	Bell 27 Airacomet (P-59)
1946	144 027	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers, Robert A. Wolf
1946	144 028	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers, Robert A. Wolf
1946	144 686	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers, Robert A. Wolf
1946	144 933	Airplane	Harland M. Poyer	Bell 27 Airacomet (P-59)
1946	145 909	Airplane	Roy J. Sandstrom
1946	146 072	Airplane	Herbert L. Bowers	Bell 40 (P-83)
1946	146 162	Airplane	Robert J. Woods	Bell 44 (X-1)
1948	150 186	Helicopter	Arthur M. Young	Bell 48 (R-12)
1948	151 298	Helicopter	Frank L. Sutton	Bell 30
1949	2 463 351	Aircraft, Undercarriage Therefor	Herbert L. Bowers
1951	162 773	Helicopter	Charles Barr, Thomas J. Harriman	Bell 54 (R-15)
1952	2 613 887	Aircraft with Radar Antenna	Robert J. Woods
1953	170 393	Airplane	Robert J. Woods	(forerunner of D-188A)
1955	174 400	Airplane	Roy J. Sandstrom, Robert M. Stanley	(similar to Bell X-2)
1955	174 404	Airplane	Robert J. Woods	Bell 60 (X-5)
1955	176 028	Aircraft	Robert L. Lichten	Bell 200 (V-3)
1957	179 629	Helicopter	Jay Robert Duppstadt	Bell 47 Ranger (R-13)
1957	179 661	Helicopter	Paul M. Schroeder	Bell 47 Ranger (R-13)
1957	2 814 451	Convertible Aircraft	Eugene L. Turner
1957	181 643	Aircraft	Luell M. Graham	Bell D216
1957	181 850	Aircraft	Luell M. Graham	Bell 204 (H-40 / HU-1 Iroquois)
1958	182 524	Aircraft	Frank William Kux	Bell 67 'Bald Eagle' (X-16)
1959	186 962	Aircraft	Frank William Kux	Bell D188
1960	189 438	Airplane	Edward Y. Sing, Charles M. Sperazz, Sr.	Bell D181
1962	3 061 242	Automatic Control Apparatus	Mitchell Zurawinski, Charles M. Sperazz, Sr.	Bell D181
1962	193 370	Aircraft	John R. Mertens	Bell 205 (H-1)
1963	194 817	Aircraft	Vincent B. Paxhia, Emerson W. Stevens	Bell D2022
1963	194 960	Air Cushion Vehicle	Kenneth G. Wernicke, Rodney K. Wernicke
1963	196 088	Ground Effect Vehicle	Paul C. Emmons
1963	196 212	Ground Effect Vehicle	John Bradley Chaplin	Bell Carabao
1963	196 213	Aircraft	Vincent B. Paxhia, Edward Y. Sing, Emerson W. Stevens	Bell D2022 (X-22)
1963	196 763	Rotary Wing Aircraft	Luell M. Graham	Bell D250
1964	3 132 590	Missile with Separable Components	Randolph F. Hall
1964	3 132 825	Space-Atmosphere Vehicle	Robert S. Postle
1964	3 149 798	Individual Flight Device	Wendell F. Moore
1964	3 149 799	Individual Propulsion	John K. Hulbert
1965	200 826	Ground Effect Machine	Francis P. Bassett, John B. Chaplin, Thomas Desmond Earl
1965	3 173 509	Air Cushion Supported Vehicle	Kenneth G. Wernicke, Rodney K. Wernicke, Wesley L. Cresap
1965	3 174 573	Ground Effect Vehicle	John Bradley Chaplin	Bell Carabao
1965	3 205 960	Ground Effect Machine	Charles M. Sperazz, Sr.
1966	205 110	Helicopter	Jay Robert Duppstadt, Charles M. Seibel	Bell 209 HueyCobra (AH-1)
1966	3 243 144	Personnel Propulsion Unit	John K. Hulbert, Wendell F. Moore
1966	3 261 420	Ground Effect Machine	Philip S. Schmidt
1966	3 275 270	Aircraft with Ground Effect Landing Gear	Thomas Desmond Earl, Wilfred James Eggington	Bell ACLS (on Lockheed Hercules)
1967	206 734	Helicopter	Paul Kesling	Bell 206 JetRanger (H-57)
1967	3 327 800	Air Cushion Vehicle Trunk System	Albrecht V. Huegel
1967	3 334 701	Ground Effect Vehicle	John Bradley Chaplin	Bell Carabao
1968	3 373 836	Air Cushion Vehicle Stabilizing Means	John Bradley Chaplin	Bell Carabao
1968	3 381 917	Personnel Flying Device	Wendell F. Moore, Edward G. Ganczak
1968	3 404 852	Trailing Rotor Convertiplane	Kenneth W. Sambell, John A. De Tore	Bell D262
1970	Re. 26756	Personnel Flying Device	Wendell F. Moore, Edward G. Ganczak
1970	Re. 26812	Aircraft with Ground Effect Landing Gear	Thomas Desmond Earl, Wilfred James Eggington	Bell ACLS (on Lockheed Hercules)

 

[Triton]

"Bell Awarded Patent for Twin-Tail Tiltrotor"

Source:
http://helihub.com/2013/02/11/bell-awarded-patent-for-twin-tail-tiltrotor/

1 Feb, 13

WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization has recently published details of an application from Bell for "An aft-loading aircraft with a twin T-tail assembly is provided. In one example embodiment, the aft-loading aircraft includes a fuselage portion having an aft opening with a cargo door, a first and second vertical stabilizer attached to the fuselage portion, and, a horizontal stabilizer transversely attached to the first and second vertical stabilizers."

The patent was filed under Application No. PCT/US2011/044937 in July 2011 and approved with reference WO/2013/015765 on 1st February. The patent was also in the name of a Bell Senior Staff Engineer, John Brunken of Coleyville in Texas.

Jeremy Parkin - HeliHub.com

Patent:
http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO2013015765

 

[Steve Pace]

Bell Flying Wing Design of 1943

Herbert L. Bowers - designer of the XP-83, designed this Flying Wing in 1943. -SP

 

[hesham]

Re: Bell Flying Wing Design of 1943

My dear Steve,


we have it here;
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2776.msg180305.html#msg180305

 

[Steve Pace]

Re: Bell Flying Wing Design of 1943

My dear Steve,


we have it here;
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2776.msg180305.html#msg180305

You're right, Hesham - I missed it somehow. Thanks! -SP

 

[hesham]

Hi,


http://www.google.com/patents/US8251305

 

[Steve Pace]

Three-engine P-59?... See pdf. -SP

 

[RAP]

Interesting, nice find.

 

[Triton]

Filed in 2009, looks like a civilian version of the early concepts that we saw from Bell Helicopter that would become the Bell V-280 Valor.

 

[hesham]

Three-engine P-59?... See pdf. -SP

Great find.

 

[elmayerle]

"Bell Awarded Patent for Twin-Tail Tiltrotor"

Source:
http://helihub.com/2013/02/11/bell-awarded-patent-for-twin-tail-tiltrotor/

1 Feb, 13

WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization has recently published details of an application from Bell for "An aft-loading aircraft with a twin T-tail assembly is provided. In one example embodiment, the aft-loading aircraft includes a fuselage portion having an aft opening with a cargo door, a first and second vertical stabilizer attached to the fuselage portion, and, a horizontal stabilizer transversely attached to the first and second vertical stabilizers."

The patent was filed under Application No. PCT/US2011/044937 in July 2011 and approved with reference WO/2013/015765 on 1st February. The patent was also in the name of a Bell Senior Staff Engineer, John Brunken of Coleyville in Texas.

Jeremy Parkin - HeliHub.com

Patent:
http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO2013015765

I'm given to understand that this is a step on the road to what has become the V-280.

 

[Deleted member 2278]

US2516671 is primarily concerned with engine placement on the P-59 but if you scroll down to Page 8 of that pdf, you will find a pretty interesting 4-engine design.
USD144686 and USD144026 both contain variations on the P-59 configuration different to the ones displayed upthread.

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/2c/19/2a/9535c3cda0a3db/US2516671.pdf

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/96/c2/f6/dc8bf5547e0139/USD144686.pdf

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/54/76/60/61f6d85b1285a4/USD144026.pdf

 

[Deleted member 2278]

Patent on the I-tail empennage of the Bell YAH-63:

US3902688A - I-tail empennage - Google Patents

A tail structure for improved pitch stability of a helicopter in forward flight in which two horizontal stabilizers are mounted at the upper and lower tips of a vertical fin which extends above and below the tail boom to position the stabilizers outside of the fuselage wake in forward flight.

patents.google.com

​

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

USD187675S - Airplane - Google Patents