On December 17, 1902, Pattillo Higgins filed a patent for a novel machine for drilling deep oil wells. Pattillo Higgins was a businessman as well…
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This Day in Patent History - On December 16, 1914, Charles Francis Jenkins filed a patent for Gravity-railway device
On December 16, 1914, Charles Francis Jenkins (a prolific inventor) filed a patent for Gravity-railway device, that allows a railway car carrying minerals or passengers…
This Day in Patent History - On December 15, 1964, Kenneth Olsen (founder of DEC) received a patent for "magnetic core memory"
On December 15, 1964, Kenneth Olsen (founder of DEC) received a patent for “magnetic core memory”. This was the first used in a minicomputer. In 1986,…
Celebrity Patent - Marlon Brando patented method of tensioning drum heads
Marlon Brando patented method of tensioning drum heads. Marlon Brando loved afro cuban music and championed the culture all his life. Patent Information Publication number:…
This Day in Patent History - On December 14, 1895, H. W. Libbey filed a patent for an electric bicycle
On December 14, 1895, H. W. Libbey filed a patent for an electric bicycle. This was second patent granted on electric bicycle. The bicycle propelled…
Sunday Funday - Bird Diaper
Patented Bird Diaper. This sounds funny. But birds can poop while flying, this poses problems for keeping birds as pets. Bird Diaper is quite useful in…
This Day in Patent History - On December 12, 1980, the Computer Software Act of 1980 was enacted
On December 12, 1980, the Computer Software Act of 1980 was enacted. The act allowed patent protection for software code.
This Day in Patent History - On December 11, 1900, Ronald F Mcfeely patented a shoe making machine
On December 11, 1900, Ronald F Mcfeely patented a shoe making machine …