On Aug. 13, 1889 William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received a patent for a coin-operated telephone. Soon he formed the Gray Telephone Pay Station Company…
Month: August 2016
On August 12, 1851, Isaac M. Singer was granted a patent for the first practical and efficient sewing machine - This Day in Patent History
On August 12, 1851, Isaac M. Singer was granted a patent for the first practical and efficient sewing machine. His sewing machine was revolutionary, having…
On August 11, 903, the first U.S. patent for instant coffee was issued - This Day in Patent History
On August 11, 903, the first U.S. patent for instant coffee was issued to Satori Kato, a Japanese inventor, who lived in Chicago. The patent…
On August 10, 1889, Dan Rylands of Barnsley in the UK patented the screwcap - This Day in Patent History
On August 10, 1889, Dan Rylands of Barnsley in the UK patented the screwcap. It provided a simple and convenient alternative to cork closures used…
On August 9, 1898, Rudolf Diesel was granted patent for Diesel engine - This Day in Patent History
On August 9, 1898, Rudolf Diesel was granted patent #608,845 for an “internal combustion engine” which was named after him “the Diesel engine”. There was…
On August 8, 1899, first refrigerator patent was issued to Albert T. Marshall - This Day in Patent History
On August 8, 1899, first refrigerator patent was issued to Albert T. Marshall. It includedan automatic motor cut-off in case it was needed, and a…
MIT Found A Way To Make Virtual Characters Interact With Background Video
Following patent discloses another method for converting 2D video to 3D video. This patent has been filed by Legend3D, Inc., a virtual reality, 3D visual…
Event of the day: On August 7th, 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, started selling its first transistor radios in Japan
Bell Laboratories demonstrated the first transistor on December 23, 1947.The scientific team at Bell Laboratories responsible for the solid-state amplifier included William Shockley, Walter Houser…
On August 6th,1935, William Coolidge obtained a patent for the cathode ray tube, a critical ingredient of TV - This Day in Patent History
Coolidge was one of the most important innovators of the 20th century in his field. Coolidge developed the ductile tungsten filament used in lightbulbs, fluorescent…