Ralph Peo
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Ralph Frederick Peo was an American inventor, engineer, business executive in the automobile industry, and the holder of 150 patents. He was founder of Frontier Industries in Buffalo, New York and was
Peo c. 1959
Automotive air conditioning
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Automotive air conditioning systems use air conditioning to cool the air in a vehicle.
Ralph Peo
…development of the automobile shock absorber, Peo invented the first thermostatically controlled shock absorber. He also invented one of the earliest air conditioners for use in automobiles. Peo was born in Rochester, New York, the oldest of three sons of Julien Frederick Peo and Flora (VanSchaick) Peo. The Peo family…
1953 Chrysler Imperial with factory trunk mounted "Airtemp" system
Logo on a 1957 car with AMC factory-installed air-conditioning system
A car cooler
Regassing the air conditioning of a Ford Focus