sentences:  Phelan was an American businessman and inventor.He is known mainly as inventor of the broaster equipment and method for pressure-cooking chicken, and founder of the Broaster Company.In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Phelan worked on invention and development with Goodyear, Monsanto, American Car and Foundry, and Allis-Chalmers, on the Panama Canal project, as well others in the fields of carton making, oil burners, and steam traps.