[JoeF]

William Beeson
Topic invite robust study of William Beeson, his patents, citations, technology, his life, ...
CAUTION: I am not fully certain that each shown patent regards the same one person; one of the targets of this discussion topic could be to resolve such question.

Awardee of the Gold Air Award
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http://www.google.com/patents/US376937
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https://www.google.com/patents/US243834
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https://www.google.com/patents/US258005
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https://www.google.com/patents/US245768
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https://www.google.com/patents/US219200
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https://www.google.com/patents/US867636
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https://www.google.com/patents/US361855
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[JoeF]

One of Beeson's patents regard wingsuits; a topic has been started in Off Topic in our forum for wingsuits, which see: Wingsuiting
Beeson's patent text mostly regarded water, but his text recognized potential use of his wingsuit which he called a "Swimming Apparatus" in the air.