Harold Kosoff
Encyclopedia
Harold Kosoff was an inventor. He is credited
with inventing the free piston engine
and the battery-powered
baby swing. U.S. Pat. No. 4,448,410 Exclusive rights for the battery-powered baby swing were sold to Graco
. In addition, Kosoff invented a home air cleaner and chainless bicycle
using an arc and pulley system.
Inventor (patent)
In patent law, an inventor is the person, or persons in United States patent law, who contribute to the claims of a patentable invention. In some patent law frameworks, however, such as in the European Patent Convention and its case law, no explicit, accurate definition of who exactly is an...
with inventing the free piston engine
Reciprocating engine
A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common features of all types...
and the battery-powered
Battery (electricity)
An electrical battery is one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Since the invention of the first battery in 1800 by Alessandro Volta and especially since the technically improved Daniell cell in 1836, batteries have become a common power...
baby swing. U.S. Pat. No. 4,448,410 Exclusive rights for the battery-powered baby swing were sold to Graco
Graco (baby products)
Graco is a brand of baby products company owned by Newell Rubbermaid. It was founded in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Russell Gray and Robert Cone as Graco Metal Products, a company that fabricated machine and car parts...
. In addition, Kosoff invented a home air cleaner and chainless bicycle
Chainless bicycle
A chainless bicycle is a bicycle that transmits power to the driven wheel through a mechanism other than a metal chain.Examples:* Directly driven "ordinary" bicycle * Shaft-driven bicycle* Belt-driven bicycle...
using an arc and pulley system.
External links
- United States Patent 4448410, US Patent Office. Accessed 2007-01-04.
- http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/details?patent_number=710027, Canadian Patent Office Issued May 25, 1965