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William McKeen Patents

*Not all of these patents were for the McKeen Motor Cars in particular, but these are patents that Mr. McKeen either created or helped create, were patents under the McKeen Motor Car Company Name, or were used on the McKeen Cars, even if they were owned by individuals who had nothing to do with the company employment wise.

Patent #1079220 10/10/1905 Gas Engine on motor truck, powers two axles.

Patent #1077679 10/10/1905 Gas Engine on Motor Truck

Patent #862186 Power Controlling Mechanism 12/19/1905

Patent #809317 Car Frame 1/9/1906 

Patent #809974 Truss-frame for cars Jan. 16, 1906

Patent #980546 McKeen Car Motor Truck 5/26/06

Patent #973365 1/17/1907 Motor Truck

Patent #973366 1/17/1907 Car Body Construction

Design Patent #D38785 9/3/1907 

Design Patent #38786 Design for a Cab-Body 9/3/1907

Design Patent #D38860 Design for a cab-body 10/15/1907 

Design Patent #D39032 Design for a Cab-Body 1/21/1908

Patent #972467 Car Frame 10/11/1910 

Patent #972708 10/11/1910 Boxcar Frame

Patent #1107086 1/17/1907 Boxcar Frame

Patent #973531 10/25/1910 Improved Motor Truck

Patent #1079220 McKeen Motor Truck ’13

Patent #1101705 Internal Combustion Engine 6/30/1914

Patent #1111915 Motor Car Truck 9/29/14

Patent #1159692 Starting Mechanism 11/9/15

Patent #1189148 Steel Trailer Car Construction 1/27/1916 

Patent #1191979 Motor Truck ’16

Patent #1028760 Draft Sill Construction 6/4/1912 

Patent #843413 Ventilator Hood

Patent #1081619 Gas Distribution for Internal-Combustion Engines 12/16/13

Patent #1065262 Internal Combustion Engine 1/17/1907

Patent #1079255 Internal Combustion Engine 

Patent #1229492 Charge Preparing Apparatus

Patent #1052938 Safety Cap for Pressured Liquid Tank 2/11/13

Patent #1065923 Igniting System for Explosive Engines

Patent #1095656 Ignition Timer for Reversible Gas Engines

Patent #855524 Power Controlling Mechanism June 4, 1907

Patent #874419 Power Controlling Mechanism Dec 24, 1907

Patent #1002597 Power Controlling Mechanism Sept 5, 1911

Patent #1113457 Train Car Heating Apparatus

Patent #1146187 Car Heater 7/13/1915

Patent #973502 Round Window

Patent #849916 Unloading Device for Pump Inlet-Valves 4/9/1907

Patent #986734 Lubricating Apparatus 2/26/1906

Patent #591731 Mail Bag System 

Patent #810793 Vegetation Destroyer for Railroads

Patent #877515 Gasoline Vegetation Destroyer

Patent #875817 Gasoline Vegetation Destroyer

Patent #830163 Railroad Weed Cutter

Patent #791358 Boiler Blow-Off Mechanism

Patent #1017008 Gasoline Engine Powered air Compressor

Patent #1132199 Air Heater for Carburetor

Patent #940349 1/17/1907 Engine Valve

Patent #1061098 1/17/1907 Gear Valve

Patent #817658 Heating and Ventilation System Jun. 1 ’05

Patent #1059059 Locomotive Ash Pan

Patent #743913 Brake Controlling Mechanism

Patent #982974 Piston Rod Improvement Oct 2, 1905 

Patent #633700 Uncoupling device for car-couplings. Sep. 26, 1899

Patents used by McKeen, but weren’t invented by McKeen himself

Patent #818945 Synchronism-indicator Apr 24, 1906

Patent #844273 Clutch-throwing Mech.  Feb. 12 1907

Patent #853545 Bolster Suspension May 14, 1907