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…
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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…
On August 2nd, 1892 George A. Wheeler, of New York City, patented ideas for the first practical moving staircase, though it was never built - This Day in Patent History
Patent Information Publication number: US479864 A Patent Title: Elevator Publication type: Grant Publication date: Aug 2, 1892 Filing date: Mar 5, 1891 Inventors: George A.…
Event of the day: August 01 - English inventor Andrews Smith, in the U.S. successfully tested a cable car
Patent Information Publication number: US110971 A Patent Title: Improvement in endless-wire-rope ways Publication type: Grant Publication date: 17 Jan 1871 Inventors: Smith Hallidie US110971
US Army plans to use insect like antennas on its armor vehicles
Buttoned-up armor vehicles are vulnerable to potential threats concealed behind walls, around corners, under culverts/bridges, in buildings, or on roofs in the immediate vicinity of…
An Israeli company has patented smart fences for detecting and resisting intrusions
Patrolling along fences is costly and also exposes personnel to being attacked. Therefore, warning fences are used for detecting intrusions. They include an array of…