Harold Kosoff

Infobox Person
name = Harold Kosoff


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birth_date = birth date|1930|11|5|mf=y
birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
death_date = death date and age|1995|3|12|1930|11|5|mf=y
death_place = Burlington, New Jersey
occupation = Inventor
spouse = Helena Kosoff
parents = Dora and Samuel Kosoff
children = Royce, Rachel, Jacob

Harold Kosoff (November 5, 1930 – March 12, 1995) was an inventor. He is credited with inventing the free piston engine and the battery-powered baby swing. Exclusive rights for the battery-powered baby swing were sold to Greco. In addition, Kosoff invented a home air cleaner and chainless bicycle using an arc and pulley system.

Harold Kosoff married Helena Opuszynski in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kosoff has three surviving children. Royce, an actuary in Philadelphia; Rachel, a biologist in Philadelphia; and Jacob, an economist in McLean, Virginia.

External links

* [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4448410.html United States Patent 4448410] , US Patent Office. Accessed 2007-01-04.
* [http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/details?patent_number=710027] , Canadian Patent Office Issued May 25, 1965