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1991 Bernard Castro, patented convertible couch, dies at 87
1983 Cryptographic Communications System and Method (RSA) patented 1980 Supreme Court rules new forms of life created in labs could be patented 1978 1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments 1975 Dog spectacles patented in England 1955 1st prototype of hovercraft patented by British engineer Christoper Cockerell 1945 Microwave oven patented 1945 1st ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years after it is patented 1938 Electronic television system patented by V. K. Zworykin 1938 Chlorophyll patented by Benjamin Grushkin 1937 Plow for laying submarine cable patented 1935 Spectrophotometer patented, AC Hardy 1932 Pump patented that computes quantity and price delivered 1932 Camera exposure meter patented, W. N. Goodwin 1931 Coaxial cable patented 1931 1st rocket-powered aircraft design patented, Robert Goddard 1930 Check photographing device patented 1929 Amar Bose, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, electrical engineer, Ph.D. from MIT, founder, chairman, Bose Corporation, patented dominantly reflecting sound field mimicking listening space of the audience in a concert hall 1928 Fathometer, which measures underwater depth, patented 1928 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented 1926 Gas refrigerator patented 1925 Water skis patented by Fred Waller 1924 Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland 1922 Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo) 1915 Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude 1913 1st modern elastic brassiere patented by Mary Phelps Jacob 1908 Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B. Stubblefield 1907 3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr. Lee De Forest 1905 Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer and C G Scannell, Chicago 1904 Automobile tire chain patented 1901 H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner 1901 Loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot 1899 Lawn mower patented 1899 "Asprin" patented by Felix Hoffmann 1899 Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan 1897 Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love 1896 Dial telephone patented 1895 Moving picture projector patented 1894 Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit 1892 Pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse, New York 1892 Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company 1892 Diamond Match Co patented book matches 1892 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W. Reno (New York City) 1892 Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore) 1891 Electric self-starter for automobile patented 1889 1st Computer patented 1888 1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington D.C. 1887 Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Washington D.C. 1886 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe 1884 Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz 1882 Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, New York City 1882 False teeth patented 1881 Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr. (Cambridge, Mass) 1880 1st cash register patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton Ohio 1880 Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin) 1879 1st automatic telephone switching system patented 1877 Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop 1876 1st carpet sweeper patented (Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Michigan) 1875 Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green 1872 Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin 1871 1st cable car patented, by Andrew S Hallidie (begins service in 1873) 1871 Oleomargarine patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, New York 1870 Soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows 1869 Celluloid patented by John Wesley Hyatt, Albany, New York 1869 Voting machine patented by Thomas A. Edison 1869 Steam power brake patented (George Westinghouse) 1869 1st plastic, Celluloid, patented 1868 Stapler patented in England by C. H. Gould 1868 Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit 1867 Refrigerated railroad car patented by J. B. Sutherland 1867 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio 1863 Arthur D Little, U.S., chemist, patented rayon 1863 Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane 1863 Chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, New York City 1863 4 wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of NY 1861 Gatling gun patented 1861 1st moving picture peep show machine is patented by Samuel Goodale 1861 Kinematoscope patented by Coleman Sellers, Philadelphia 1861 Flush toilet patented by Mr. Thomas Crapper (Honest!) 1861 Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis 1859 Elevator patented 1858 Pencil with attached eraser patented by Hyman L. Lipman 1858 Streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Philadelphia) 1856 Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio 1855 Bessemer steelmaking process patented 1854 Self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay) 1853 Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, Mass 1850 Self deodorizing fertilizer patented in England 1850 Adding machine employing depressible keys patented, New Paltz, New York 1849 Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Kentucky 1849 Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (New York City); sold rights for $100 1845 Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London 1843 Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Mass 1842 1st known sewing machine patented in U.S., John Greenough, Washington D.C. 1841 Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (New York City) 1841 Samuel Slocum patented the stapler 1841 Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones) 1839 Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia 1837 Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine 1837 1st U.S. electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport 1834 Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, Dixfield, Maine 1834 Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer, Jr., Springfield, Vermont 1824 Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec 1813 Rubber is patented 1806 Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood 1803 Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Pennsylvania 1792 Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented 1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric 1766 1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley and chain 1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) |
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