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…
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This Day in Patent History - On January 6, 1925, Agronomist George Washington Carver was granted patent #1,522,176 for cosmetics made from peanuts
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 progressive era economist Henry George
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…
Nikola Tesla Patent #13 - Electrical Transmission of Power - US382281
Patent Information Publication number: US382281 A Patent Title: Nikola Tesla…
Celebrity Patent - Francis Ford Coppola patented a T-shirt with a grid matrix printed on the back
Francis Ford Coppola patented a T-shirt with a grid matrix printed on the back. The idea is to be able to quickly indicate what portion…
This Day in Patent History - On January 4, 1898, Elza J. Christie received a patent for his gyroscopic unicycle
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…
Sunday Funday – Optical Illusion Wear
Patented optical illusion wear to help you look slimmer. Patent Information Publication number: US 7107621 Patent Title: Optical Illusion Wear Publication date: 19 Sep…
This Day in Patent History - On January 03, 1928 Nikola Tesla received a flying machine, which he called helicopter-plane
On January 3, 1928 Nikola Tesla received a flying machine, which he called helicopter-plane. The helicopter-plane flies straight up from earth until safely high and…
This Day in Patent History - On January 2, 1894, a patent was granted for a mud guard for bicycles
On January 2, 1894, a patent was granted for a mud guard for bicycles. Patent Information Publication number: US512069 A Patent Title: Mud-guard for bicycle-wheels…
This Day in Patent History - On January 1, 1944, a patent was granted for a flying saucer
On January 1, 1944, a patent was granted for a flying saucer (called discopter). Patent Information Publication number: US2377835 A Patent Title: Discopter Publication type:…