US Patent: 409,865
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| Water-wheel
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Patentee:
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| Lester A. Pelton (exact or similar names) - Nevada City, CA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jan. 02, 1889 |
| Granted: |
Aug. 27, 1889 |
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Wikipedia article on Pelton wheel
Vintage Machinery entry for Pelton Water Wheel Co.
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Description: |
| Improvements to the Pelton wheel of patent 233,692 which uses the momentum of the water rather than its weight. Patent 485,663, granted to Charles A. Scharff of San Francisco, further improves this idea by making the nozzles adjustable. |
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