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  1. George B. Selden. George Baldwin Selden (September 14, 1846 – January 17, 1922) was an American patent lawyer and inventor from New York who was granted a U.S. patent for an automobile in 1895. [1] [2] [3]

    • Inventing a version of the automobile
  2. Other articles where George B. Selden is discussed: patent troll: American inventor George Selden is frequently cited as an early example of a patent troll. From 1903 to 1911, Selden, who never built a car, used his patent on the automobile to collect royalties from other automobile companies. In information technology, a series of rulings in American…

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  4. 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.

  5. May 25, 2023 · The patent, granted on November 5, 1895, under U.S. Patent No. 549,160, outlined the basic design and concept of the modern automobile, thus establishing Selden as the inventor of the automobile patent. Throughout his journey, George B. Selden drew inspiration from several notable inventors and engineers who influenced his work.

  6. 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 ...

  7. George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a self-propelled gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and patented the idea in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford fought ALAM in court. This car was built in 1907 as evidence for the legal battle. Ford ultimately won, freeing himself and ...

  8. 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.

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