{{short description|American marine engineer}} {{one source|article|date=October 2008}}

'''Leopold Katzenstein''' (July 23, 1843) Rhina (today Haunetal), former Kreis Hünfeld, Hessen, Germany &ndash; December 4, 1915 New York City) was a Naval Architect and Marine engineer and the head of the firm of '''Leopold Katzenstein & Co.'''.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/12/04/104658797.pdf Obituary in the New York Times, dd. December 4th, 1915 (PDF)]</ref>

Katzenstein immigrated to the United States between 1868–1869 and founded ''L Katzenstein & Sons'' at 358 West Street in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/m-joedicke/3486066083/|title=L . KATZENSTEIN & CO.|work=Flickr|date=May 1979 }}</ref> 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; among others these included: -

* Improvement In Packing, US Pat. No. 105,462<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US105462|title=Patent US105462 - Leopold katzenstein|work=google.com}}</ref> dated 19 July 1870. * Metallic Packing For Piston-Rods &c., US Pat. No. 228,200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US228200|title=Patent US228200 - Leopold katzenstein|work=google.com}}</ref> dated 1 June 1880. * Metallic Rod-Packing, US Pat. No. 267,750<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US267750|title=Patent US267750 - Leopold katzenstein|work=google.com}}</ref> dated 21 November 1882. * Rod-Packing, US Pat. No. 301,998<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US301998|title=Patent US301998 - Rod packing|work=google.com}}</ref> dated 15 July 1884. * Water-Tight Bulkhead-Door, US Pat. No. 432,070<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US432070|title=Patent US432070 - paterson|work=google.com}}</ref> dated 15 July 1890. * Stuffing-Box, US Pat. No. 538,681<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US538681|title=Patent US538681 - Leopold katzenstein|work=google.com}}</ref> dated 7 May 1895. * Water-Tight Bulkhead-Door, US Pat. No. 539,953<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US539953|title=Patent US539953 - katzenstein|work=google.com}}</ref> dated 28 May 1895.

Katzenstein married Sarah Hecht whose uncle Samuel Hecht, Jr founded Hecht's in Baltimore. Katzenstein was one of the founders of Temple Israel NYC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.templeisraelnyc.org/about-the-temple.html |title=Temple Israel of the City of New York : About the Temple |access-date=2010-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925032858/http://www.templeisraelnyc.org/about-the-temple.html |archive-date=2010-09-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a member of the Society of Naval Architects, the Society of Marine Engineers, the Railroad Club, the Society of Naval Engineers of Washington, D. C.; the Technischer Verein of Germany, and a number of charitable organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbNjAAAAMAAJ&q=Leopold+Katzenstein&pg=RA1-PA239|title=Transactions|work=google.com|year=1915}}</ref>

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