Stephen Wilcox has been a talented inventor and a great entrepreneur. In parallel to the air engine, he worked on improvements of the steam engine and the steam boiler.
His findings can be categorized in two period of time.
The first one from 1859 to 1865 gave birth to Air Engines that were inthe continuity of the Ericsson Caloric Engines.
The second period from 1883 to 1889 gave birth to more sophisticated Air Engines that tried to competed woth the Steam Engine.
WIlcox is 30 years (from 1859 to 1889) in the field of air engines and air engines improvements.
| Year | Patent Download | Comment | Title | Engine type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | Wilcox patent #23,876 | Air Engine | ||
| 1860 | Wilcox patent #27,180 | Hot Air Engine | ||
| 1860 | Wilcox patent #30,700 | Air Engine | ||
| 1860 | Wilcox patent #30,701 | Air Engine | ||
| 1860 | Wilcox patent #Re 1,083 | Reissue of patent #23,876 | Improved Air Engine | |
| 1861 | Wilcox patent #31924 | Hot Air Engine | ||
| 1865 | Wilcox patent #47759 | Improvement in Hot Air Engines | ||
| 1865 | Wilcox patent #50,061 | Improvement in Air Engines | ||
| 1865 | Wilcox patent #Re 1,942 | Reissue of patent #30,701 | Improvement in Air Engines | |
| 1883 | Wilcox patent #289,481 | Hot Air Engine | ||
| 1883 | Wilcox patent #289,482 | Hot Air Engine | ||
| 1884 | Wilcox patent #Re 10,486 | Reissue of patent #289,482 | Hot Air Engine | |
| 1884 | Wilcox patent #Re 10,529 | Reissue of patent #289,481 | Hot Air Engine | |
| 1885 | Wilcox patent #332,312 | Air and Gas Engine | ||
| 1886 | Wilcox patent #Re 10,750 | Reissue of patent #332,312 | Hot Air Engine | |
| 1889 | Wilcox patent #402,549 | Gas or Air Engine |