AIR CAR HALL OF FAME

William Edward Chapman

Compressor inside air tank. Should enable the conservation of most of the energy used by the compressor. An important concept in the field of super-efficient air compression which industry is still blind to.

William Chapman grave, photo courtesy of Bobby Hobson

Invention Summary

What the Inventor Claimed

compressor mounted inside air tank

What the Publicity Stated

Unknown.

Inventor Biographical

Patents

U. S. Patent 1611849 "Air Compressor" 21 December 1926

Work Experience

farmer

Family Background

William Edward Chapman Jr. spent his life farming in and around Hinds County, Mississippi, which is just north of Jackson. His parents were William Edward Chapman Sr. & Virginia Caroline Smith, also farmers. His father died before he was born and he was raised by his Uncle John A. Chapman who married his mother. Will had approximately ten siblings and half-siblings. He and his wife Belle Beasley had at least four sons and two daughters.

Will was born in Flora or Canton, Mississippi on 11 March 1887. He died on 18 May 1959 and is buried at the Lula Cemetery in Brownsville, Hinds County, Mississippi.

Nothing is known of his invention, any working model, or what his motives were, other than what's described by the patent.

Thanks to Bobby Hobson for his genealogical research.

Personality

Farmer and family man, lived in the same part of Mississippi his whole life.

Legal Problems?

None known.

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