George Westinghouse Never Stopped Inventing

On February 11, 1912, The New York Times reported that “after years of experiment, the inventor George Westinghouse has perfected the shock absorber for automobiles.”

As the headline for the article below announces, “More Comfort for Motor Car Drivers,” George Westinghouse kept addressing his mind to new challenges.

New York Times - February 11, 1912

It is interesting that the Times article preceded by 10 days the date when Westinghouse actually applied for the patent, as shown in the actual application archived below, which details his vision.

These are Westinghouse’s own drawing and words of explanation.

However, as the document also shows, the patent for his revolutionary Air Spring was not granted until May 30, 1916, more than four years after Westinghouse had died.

As it turned out, Westinghouse had nine more patents posthumously.