On August 9, 1898, Rudolf Diesel was granted patent for Diesel engine - This Day in Patent History

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On August 9, 1898, Rudolf Diesel was granted patent #608,845 for an “internal combustion engine” which was named after him “the Diesel engine”. 

There was a patent dispute between Rudolf Diesel and Herbert Akroyd Stuart. But Rudolf’s engine was far more efficient than the one patented by Stuart. 

Patent Information
Publication number: US608845 A
Patent Title: Internal-combustion engine
Publication type: Grant
Publication date: 9 Aug 1898
Filing date: 15 Jul 1895
Inventors: Rudolf Diesel

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