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…
Tag: engine
These UAVs can travel at supersonic speeds
Unmanned vehicles (UAV’s) are used for a number of purposes including reconnaissance, carrying and deploying payloads both lethal and non lethal, providing attack capabilities and…
Airbus patents a deflector to aid in take-off
Aircrafts with engines attached to the fuselage are well-known, such as the DC-9 aircraft. Now Airbus has found a way to efficiently tap into the…
This Day in Patent History - First self-starting automobile engine
On February 8, 1916, Charles Kettering received a patent for a self-starting automobile engine. Early automobiles required a hand crank for starting. Occasionally, when the…
This Day in Patent History – On October 23, 1877, a patent was issued for a gas-motor engine to Nicolaus Otto, and Francis and William Crossley.
On October 23, 1877, a patent was issued for a gas-motor engine to Nicolaus Otto, and Francis and William Crossley. They submitted a model…