The birth certificate of the automobile bears the number DRP37435. Under this designation, the patent for the “vehicle powered by a gas engine,” filed by the Mannheim engineer Carl Benz on January 29, 1886, was registered with the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin.
The document stands as a testament to Carl Benz’s innovative spirit, creative ingenuity, and entrepreneurial foresight.
A reprint of Carl Benz’s original patent specification is available here.