On March 19, 1850, Phineas Quimby was issued a patent for a machine for Steering Ships and Steamboats. Quimby was a watch and clockmaker…
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This Day in Patent History - On March 18, 1947, Quinlan Pretzel Company patented a Pretzel twisting machine
On March 18, 1947, Quinlan Pretzel Company patented a Pretzel twisting machine. Pretzel is a type of baked bread product made from dough most commonly…
This Day in Patent History - On March 17, 1845, Stephen Perry (a British inventor and businessman) received a patent for the first rubber band
On March 17, 1845, Stephen Perry (a British inventor and businessman) received a patent for the first rubber band. Rubber band has been holding things…
Celebrity Patent - Walt Disney invented this multi-plane camera to produce feature length movies
Walter E. Disney received patent #2,201,689 for the art of animation on May 21, 1940. In 2002, USPTO recognized Walt Disney and his advancement in…
This Day in Patent History - The iconic "Imbertson inflatable gate" was patented on March 16, 1965
The “Imbertson inflatable gate” was an inflatable rubber dam patented by Norman Imbertson. Norman Imbertson worked at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power…
Ford's awesome bikes!
Ford patented a support for bicycles that deploys automatically, such that riders never need to put their feet down while riding (such as at traffic…
This Day in Patent History - On March 15, 1951, Pierre Leglise filed a patent for an apparatus for justifying typewritten material
This invention saved time required to achieve justification of typewritten material. On March 15, 1951, Pierre Leglise filed a patent for an apparatus for justifying…
Nikola Tesla Patent #17 – Dynamo Electric Machine – US 390414 A
Critical Features disclosed in this patent 1. Related to the patents of Tesla and Charles F. Peck, numbers: US381968 and US382280; 2. Ordinary forms of…
This Day in Patent History - Chester Greenwood Day" is celebrated in the honor of the invention of earmuffs
On March 13, 1877, Chester Greenwood received a patent for earmuffs. Chester Greenwood invented the earmuff in 1873, at the age of 15. He reportedly…