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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.
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 · November 5, 2019. by Amy Norcross. Comments 4. Advertisement. 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.”.
The suit against Ford lasted until 1909 when Judge Charles M. Hough declared in favor of Selden and upheld the patent. Ford Motor Company appealed the decision in 1910. In January 1911, an appeals court in New York City reversed the original decision and declared that George B. Selden's patent only narrowly defined a specific type of engine and ...
May 8, 2018 · Selden’s patent eventually ended up with the Connecticut-based Columbia and Electric Vehicle Company. The company agreed to pay Selden $10,000 for the rights to his patent and also a royalty for every automobile based on his design.
Selden filed his patent application in 1879, but it took him 16 years to secure the patent. He cleverly delayed the process, knowing that the technology needed to build his invention was not yet available.
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.
