Subject: Who invented the 'windsock'?

I have a school project to do and I cant find any information at all. I found 
out how to make a windsock but cant find any information on the backgound of 
wind socks, can you help? My library in town doesnt even have any information 
on this either. Thank you. 

Response:

Re: Who invented the 'windsock'?

Hi Christopher - 

A search on Google (www.google.com) for   who invented windsock   locates
sites discussing their use centuries ago by the Japanese (it may difficult
to identify a specific "inventor" of them). You can also try the US
Patent/trademark database at
http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html

to locate people who have submitted patents for windsocks or windsock-like
devices. Search their database for     windsock     to locate patents
involving windsocks. Select the option to search "from 1790 to present day"
which will locate some additional patents from the 1940s regarding use of
windsocks at airports.

Hope this helps..

	Lynn Bry, Moderator MadSci Network

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I have a school project to do and I cant find any information at all. I found 
out how to make a windsock but cant find any information on the backgound of 
wind socks, can you help? My library in town doesnt even have any information 
on this either. Thank you. 


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