# Orville Wright — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Orville Wright has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How the Wright Brothers Invented Modern Airplane Control](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/821393/wright-brothers-flying-machine) — granted 1906
  The foundational patent for the first successful powered, heavier-than-air flying machine that could be controlled in flight.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/orville-wright

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