Benz applies for a patent in France for his controlled flame ignition

  • Date
    26 March 1884
  • Description
    Carl Benz applies for a patent in France for an improved version of the controlled flame ignition which he developed for his two-stroke gas engine. His invention is protected by French patent no. 161 209.
Carl Benz two-stroke engine. Design drawing from 1879. The first Benz two-stroke engine was running in 1879 and over the years this engine design would be the mainstay of Benz's business ventures
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Carl Benz two-stroke engine
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