Eddie Paul (May 30, 1948 – July 12, 2016) was an American inventor.
Paul was the owner of design house
E.P. Industries, Inc and held multiple U.S. patents. He was born in
San Francisco
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, California, and resided in
El Segundo. E.P. Industries included
CNC shop
Prototech Machine Engineering.
He was known for the creation of customized vehicles for use in Hollywood feature films. His work was seen in such movies as ''
Grease'', ''
The Fast and the Furious'',''
Taxi
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'', ''
XXX'' and ''
Gone in 60 Seconds''. He created custom vehicles which toured as
Pixar
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characters
Lightning McQueen,
Mater and
Sally to promote the 2006
animated film
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''
Cars
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''.
Paul notably designed the Cylindrical Energy Module (CEM)
axial engine for use on
fire pumps. The design was later adapted for use on automobiles and was planned to be used on the unrealised
Duesenberg
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Torpedo Coupe project in 2005.
The design is used by some fire departments.
Paul also worked on TV shows such as ''
The Dukes of Hazzard'' and interviewed 8 deaths on the show ''
1000 Ways To Die''. He worked as a stuntman for several years, performing stunts in ''
Ice Pirates'' and ''
Streets of Fire''.
Inventions
Eddie Paul held US patents for:
* C.E.M. engine
US patent 6145429, a pump that is used by some fire departments.
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* Steering control system for trailers
US patent 6273446
, a steerable trailer is provided with a trailer hitch which extends forward to attach to a corresponding hitch on the towing vehicle.
* Method and apparatus for producing stereoscopic images with single sensor
US patent 5883695
,
Eddie designed and created a mechanical shark for Jean-Michel Cousteau
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Life and ca ...
and later created another shark for Fabien Cousteau.
References
External links
DeadlineTV
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1948 births
2016 deaths
20th-century American inventors
Businesspeople from San Francisco
20th-century American businesspeople
21st-century American businesspeople
American stunt performers