Ralph Teetor

Ralph Teetor (1890 - 1982) is a inventor and American Mécanicien . Blind man as of his more young age, he is the inventor of the Speed regulator . Also, he was a long time the president of The Perfect Circle Co. , a company which manufactured automobile parts, in particular seals for Piston S.

Biography

In 1912, it is graduate Université of Pennsylvania, which surprises the administrative persons in charge, because it was believed that it could not achieve work required.

Because of its blindness, its direction of the Toucher is much higher than the majority of people. It is this faculty which enables him to develop a technique to balance the Rotor S of the engine steam used in the American Destroyer S. The dynamic balancing of large moving parts had mystified several engineers before Teetor does not bring a final solution there.

One day, whereas he travels by car with his lawyer, Teetor is annoyed by its driving of a car. Indeed, when its lawyer speaks, it decelerates, whereas when it listens, it accelerates, which causes discomfort at Teetor. It is so large that Teetor decides to develop what is nowadays called the Speed regulator .

In 1945, after 10 years of reflections and tests, Teetor receives its first patent for a regultor speed. The first names used to indicate it are Controlmatic , Touchomatic , Pressomatic and Speedostat , to be called today Cruise Control or speed regulator. It will have to be waited until 1958 so that Chrysler commercially introduces it into its vehicle high-of-range Chrysler Imperial . In 1960, all the models Cadillac are equipped with it.

Among its other inventions, let us quote a Lawn mower motorized, a Serrure and an apparatus to hold the fishing canes.

In spite of its Handicap, about which he never spoke, Teetor became an inventor, a manager and a Entrepreneur with success.

He is established on a purely posthumous basis with the Automotive Hall off Famed with Dearborn, Michigan in 1988 for his many contributions to auto industry.

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