14. BISSELL REPORT
Your company have in their
possession a raw material from
which, by simple and not
expensive process, they may
manufacture very valuable
products.
It is worthy of note that my
experiments prove that nearly
the whole of the raw product
may be manufactured without
waste, and this solely by a well-
directed process which is in
practice in one of the most
simple of all chemical
processes.”
Professor Benjamin Sillman
Yale College
26. At first, his submission
is declined as being "not
original", however, after
an appeal, a patent is
granted on February 28,
1892.
Has 15 years of
protection
Receives patents in
Germany, United States,
and England
Financial Capital
Maschinefabrik Augsburg
27. John D. Rockefeller
Buys first refinery
1865
Starts Standard Oil
1870
Controls 90% of U.S.
oil market
1890
28. Standard Oil
Blue Barrel of Oil
bbl
42 U.S. gallons
159 liters
allow for
evaporation and
leakage to 40 gallons