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Ford was then sued by the ALAM, George B. Selden, and the Electric Vehicle Company for patent infringement. Ford appealed a 1909 decision upholding Selden's patent and in 1911 a federal appellate court decided in favor of Henry Ford and effectively ended Selden's legal claim to a patent covering all motor vehicles.
Nov 5, 2019 · George B Selden, a patent lawyer and inventor from Rochester, NY, was granted a US patent ( No. 549,160) in late 1895 for an “improved road engine” powered by a “liquid-hydrocarbon engine of the compression type.”. Inspired by George Brayton’s internal-combustion engine that was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia ...
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered self-propelled vehicle in 1877. Selden, a patent attorney, shrewdly waited until 1895 to receive a patent on the idea -- long enough for the automobile industry to emerge and his patent to become valuable. After an eight-year legal fight led by Henry Ford, Selden's broad patent claim was severely restricted in 1911.
Description. George Selden's dubious claim that he invented the automobile cast a shadow on the early auto manufacturing industry. His claim rested on a patent application for a "road-engine" that he had filed in 1879. A lawyer schooled in science, Selden was intrigued by the challenge of devising an engine light enough to propel a road vehicle.
The Selden Patent Lawsuit collection consists of two series. The Subject Files series, 1891-1955 (1.6 cubic ft.), includes correspondence, clippings, British, French, and American patent copies and financial reports. Researchers should note that material in this collection was gathered from various sources and includes a wide variety of general ...
On October 22, 1903, the reorganized Electric Vehicle Company and George B. Selden filed a patent infringement law suit against C. A. Duerr, a Ford distributor in New York City, and Henry Ford. The landmark court case pitted powerful automobile manufacturers of the day against a group of independent companies led by Ford Motor Company.
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May 8, 2018 · It took Selden 16 years, five months, and 28 days before he was finally issued Patent No. 549,160 for his invention. Historians have attributed that long and tedious process to various legal technicalities and a steady stream of amendments to the original application by Selden. While these revisions were rooted in large part in Selden’s ...
