Albert Stanley Janin (1881–1931) was an American inventor of a hydro-airplane in 1907, independently of

Glenn Curtiss Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early a ...

. Even though Janin had had a prior patent, he lost in prolonged patent litigations to Curtiss on the grounds that Janin's designs did not disclose sufficient detail. Janin did win his claim first but then lost it on appeals.New York Times:A.S. JANIN DIES; NOTED INVENTOR; Airplane Pioneer Left but Small Estate Despite His Many Inventions;January 9, 1931
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/ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1916/06/02/archives/invented-hydroaeroplane-court-awards-priority-over-curtiss-to.html New York Times:INVENTED HYDROAEROPLANE; Court Awards Priority Over Curtiss to Albert S. Janin.;WASHINGTON, June 1. -- Priority of invention of the hydroaeroplane was awarded today by the District Supreme Court to Albert S. Janin against Glenn H. Curtiss; June 2, 1916]Glenn Curtiss, pioneer of flight; By Cecil R. Roseberry;page 475
/ref> He was also credited with invention of the "inflammable lammablebullet" used during that war, and a catapult used to launch planes from ships. During World War I, he donated many of his patents to the government, for which he was honored by President

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to serve as president during the Prog ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Janin, Albert S. 1881 births 1931 deaths 20th-century American inventors