When a potential missile attack is detected, an airborne balloon deployed at a higher altitude suspends a curtain around the ship like a matador’s capote.…
Google has developed an ocean-going vessel which uses seawater and green energy as inputs and extracts carbon dioxide from seawater while also producing jet fuel…
To simultaneously refuel two or more receiver aircrafts, multiple wing pods are mounted to a tanker aircraft. Each wing pod contains a refuelling hose and…
On January 8, 1889, Herman Hollerith received an initial patent for his electromechanical punched card tabulator to assist in summarizing information and accounting. He was…
On January 7, 1913, William Burton was granted a patent for thermal cracking process for extracting gasoline. This patented technology doubled the yield of gasoline…
On January 6, 1925, Agronomist George Washington Carver was granted patent #1,522,176 for cosmetics made from peanuts. He was born into slavery in Missouri. He…
This Day in Patent History – On January 5, 1904, Elizabeth Magie patented “The Landlord’s Game”, the precursor to Monopoly, to illustrate teachings of the…
