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…
On January 4, 1898, Elza J. Christie received a patent for his gyroscopic unicycle. The unicycle was expected to reach speeds of up to 400…
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