Event of the Day - October 18 is celebrated as a Necktie Day in Croatia October 18 is celebrated as a Necktie Day in in Croatia and in various cities around the world, e.g. in Dublin, Tübingen, Como, Tokyo, Sydney…
This Day in Patent History - On October 17, 1888, Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie). Edison claimed is that it will ‘do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear.’ On October 17, 1888, Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie). Edison claimed is that it will ‘do for the…
#CreepyIP No. 17 – Scare trick or treaters with this giant bat with adjustable wingspan Patent Information Patent Number: US 5285898 A Patent Title: Bat-like decorative object Publication type: Grant Application number: US 07/891,648 Publication date: Feb 15, 1994 Filing…
This Day in Patent History - On October 16, 1900, Frank Sprague was granted a patent for a multi-control for electric trains This Day in Patent History – On October 16, 1900, Frank Sprague was granted a patent for a multi-control for electric trains. He is known…
#CreepyIP No. 16 – Halloween Jack-O-Lantern A video posted by PatentYogi (@awesomepatents) on Oct 15, 2015 at 9:36pm PDT Problems solved by this patent The jack-o-lantern is one of the most…
