Leopold Katzenstein

Who was Leopold Katzenstein?

Leopold Katzenstein Rhina, former Kreis Hünfeld, Hessen, Germany – December 4, 1915 New York City was a successful Naval Architect and Marine engineer.

Katzenstein may have been raised in an orphanage after his father Abraham died. This may have been the Kassel Jüdisches Waisenhaus . He immigrated to the United States between 1868–1869 and founded L Katzenstein & Sons at 358 West Street in New York City. His company were general machinists and sold engineer’s supplies including flexible tubular metallic packing for slipjoints and on steam pipes and highest grade anti-friction metal for bearings. He was also a successful inventor who held a number of patents; amongst others these included: -

- Improvement In Packing, US Pat. No. 105,462 dated 19 Jul 1870.

- Metallic Packing For Piston-Rods &c., US Pat. No. 228,200 dated 1 Jun 1880.

- Metallic Rod-Packing, US Pat. No. 267,750 dated 21 Nov 1882.

- Rod-Packing, US Pat. No. 301,998 dated 15 Jul 1884.

- Water-Tight Bulkhead-Door, US Pat. No. 432,070 dated 15 Jul 1890.

- Stuffing-Box, US Pat. No. 538,681 dated 7 May 1895.

- Water-Tight Bulkhead-Door, US Pat. No. 539,953 dated 28 May 1895.