Re: The Atomic Packard returns

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/3/15 15:41:11

I've been working on an another article on Packard patents and inventors; it will be my 2nd on the topic and I hope to finish it this year. Based on #s I've gotten from the U.S. Patent Office, if you analyze patents granted to the Packard Motor Car Company, you'll find the following #s granted, by decade:

1900-1910 - 79
1911-1920 - 351
1921-1930 - 437
1931-1940 - 664
1941-1950 - 155
1951-1954 - 50

Of interesting note is that these numbers pretty much parallel the rise and decline of Packard. Of particular interest is that their two most prolific inventors (based on patents granted) were Jesse Vincent with 163 and L. M. Woolson with 148. All of Woolson's were aircraft-related, and the majority of Vincent's, or close to a majority, were aircraft- or marine-related. E. F. Woolson (L. M.s spouse?) added another 29 on aircraft-related inventions. Packard's best engineering talents were often not focused solely on the automobile.