Margaret A. Wilcox
Personal Information
Born: 1838
Died: 1912
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Unknown
Professional Life
Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering/Inventor
Institution/Corporation: None
Degrees & Memberships: None found
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2020, her patent for car heater made the list of top 10 patents by women in Inventor's Digest
Achievements: Founded Wilcox Company around 1892 to market her inventions; Ford began using her hot engine air design in 1929
Held 12 patents including: rail car heater design, baking pans, hot water house heater, stove, dough mixer, radiator, & combined clothes & dish washer
Women couldn't hold patents in their own name until 1893 in the US; her earlier patents were in her husband's name until he died in 1883; all patents in his name were unsuccessful
1892, founded Wilcox Company to market her inventions
1929, Ford implemented a heating system in their Model As based on her original design
1930, GM began installing heating systems in their cars for an additional fee; also in the 1930s, Nash used heating & air conditioning systems based on her original designs