Trico was involved in a patent dispute with William M. Folberth who, with his brother Fred, invented a vacuum-powered wiper motor in 1919.

Trico also produced an air-pressure powered system for heavy-duty trucks and large military vehicles, as well as marine applications such as Chris-Craft and others where diesel engines were used.

The building is currently being redeveloped as part of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus into apartments and a hotel, with completion expected by the end of 2018.

The company at the time continued to pay more to male than to female workers, and the women walked out in protest, gathering at the local Griffin pub.

Popular folk music would again note Trico 19 years later with the song "Cradle and All" from the acclaimed 1995 album Not a Pretty Girl by Ani DiFranco.

Trico had been the largest employer in Buffalo, New York, and DiFranco marked the devastation the company wrought with its decision to leave the city and shift operations to Mexico.