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…
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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…
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…
On August 3rd, 1874, a Canadian patent for an “Electric Light” was issued - This Day in Patents
On August 3rd, 1874, a Canadian patent for an “Electric Light” was issued to inventors Dr. Henry Woodward and Mathew Evans, of Toronto, Ontario. They…
Print your own Diamond Jewelry at home
If you thought designing your own jewelry was amazing enough, then brace yourself. You can soon not only design diamond jewelry but also have it…
Facebook might replace typed emoticons with user photos
Emoticons are quite popular on Facebook. Earlier this year, Facebook introduced new emoticons to allow users to express themselves better. The new tmoticons included “love”…
Patent granted for the popular selective map marker aggregation
Traditional, mapping applications typically display pinpoints of information corresponding to various relevant data points on a map. This limits the usefulness of maps as using…