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Inventor Profiles: Charles Franklin Kettering
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Charles Franklin Kettering Born Aug 29 1876 - Died Nov 25 1958 Engine Starting Device; Engine Starting, Lighting and Ignition System Automobile Patent Number(s) 1,150,523; 1,171,055 Inducted 1980 Charles...
Inventor Profiles: Hans J.P. von Ohain
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Hans J.P. von Ohain Born 1911- Died 1998 Jet Engine Patent Number(s): 2,911,189 Inducted 2003 In August 1939, at Heinkel Airfield near Rostock, Germany, von Ohain's liquid-filled engine, the HeS.3B, was insta...
Inventor Profiles: Nicolaus August Otto
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Nicolaus August Otto Born Jun 10 1832 - Died Jan 26 1891 Gas-Motor Engine Gas-Motor Engine Patent Number(s) 365,701 Inducted 1981 Engineer Nicolaus August Otto invented the first practical...
Inventor Profiles: Gottleib Daimler
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Gottlieb Daimler Born March 17 1834 - Died March 6 1900 Improvement in Gas-Motor Engines Patent No. 141,987 Inducted 2006 In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler, with the help of Wilhelm Maybach, developed the forerunner of...
Inventor Profiles: Frank Whittle
ignition of a compressed mixture of oxygen and gasoline. This new engine performed better at higher altitudes and delivered a faster rate of travel. Whittle patented the idea in 1930 but unfortunately, the British Air Ministry did not immediately want to pursue support...
Inventor Profiles: Oliver Evans
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Oliver Evans Born Sep 13 1755 - Died May 13 1819 High Pressure Steam Engine Steam Engine Patent Number(s) {PATENT_NUMBER} Inducted 2001 Invention Impact...
Inventor Profiles: Alexander Winton
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Alexander Winton Born June 20 1860 – Died June 21 1932) Patent No. 582,108 Explosive-Engine Inducted 2006 One of the most skillful and insightful automobile pioneers of his time, Alexander Winton was...
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