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Inventor Profiles: Henry Ford
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Henry Ford Born Jul 30 1863 - Died Apr 7 1947 Transmission Mechanism Automobile Patent Number(s) 1,005,186 Inducted 1982 Pioneering automotive engineer Henry Ford held many patents on automotive...
Inventor Profiles: Harvey Firestone
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Harvey S. Firestone Born Dec 20 1868 - Died February 7 1938 Vehicle-Tire Patent No. 646,274 Inducted 2006 After working in the rubber industry creating bicycle tires, Firestone founded the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in 19...
Inventor Profiles: Nils I. Bohlin
the modern automobile. Early tests showed that the belt was effective in restraining the body in high-speed crashes and in preventing ejection. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that in the U.S., the seat belt saves over four thousand lives and prevents over 100,000 injuri...
Inventor Profiles: Rodney D. Bagley
converters. His work was instrumental in allowing the automotive industry to meet standards set by the 1970 U.S. Clean Air Act. Since the 1970s, vehicles equipped with advanced emission controls have reduced pollutants by over three billion tons worldwide. Inventor Bio Born in Ogd...
Inventor Profiles: Henry Timken
In 1898, he received two roller bearing patents, and in 1899, he established The Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company in a corner of his factory. The company grew so quickly that Timken decided to build a plant and relocate to Canton, Ohio to be near the emerging automotive industry. &c...
Inventor Profiles: Louis Renault
1898 and establishing the Renault Motor Company. Invention Impact Renault’s numerous patents revolutionized the automotive industry. Chief among his designs were hydraulic shock absorbers, the drum brake and the turbocharger. His hydraulic shock absorber is still a common fe...
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