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This is interesting: "In 1895, George B. Selden, a patent lawyer and inventor, was granted a broad patent on the automobile, covering a machine with four wheel
by gruseom 15y ago
This is interesting:
"In 1895, George B. Selden, a patent lawyer and inventor, was granted a broad patent on the automobile, covering a machine with four wheels powered by a gasoline engine. Henry Ford and other early automakers fought the patent for years, and it was eventually pruned back in 1911."
- kbutler 15y agoFrom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Selden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Selden: He filed for a patent on May 8, 1879. His application included not only the engine but its use in a 4 wheeled car. He then filed a series of amendments to his application which stretched out the legal process resulting in a delay of 16 years before the patent US 549160 was granted on November 5, 1895.