Re: The Second Packard "Twin Six"
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/9/17 22:15:54
John, I have no real information on VanRanst's contribution to the Twelve engine per se, but can say that all of his patents assigned to Packard Motor Car Co. that I've seen dealt with driveline, suspension and transmission. For a little insight into VanRanst's inventiveness, you might want to read US 2,098,265 filed 3/31/32 titled "Design for Front Wheel Drive". You can get this from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Packard's most prolific patenters in the 30s and 40s were W. R. Griswold and Clyde R. Paton.
It's a bit off the topic but you might enjoy looking at the enclosed table of some of the U.S. patents Packard claimed as relevant to the 1942-47 cars. This exerpt is from an article I had published some years back in The Packard Cormorant .
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It's a bit off the topic but you might enjoy looking at the enclosed table of some of the U.S. patents Packard claimed as relevant to the 1942-47 cars. This exerpt is from an article I had published some years back in The Packard Cormorant .
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