ThisDayInHistory Archives - Page 28 of 29

Event of the Day - September 30 is celebrated as International Translation Day

International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint…

Event of the Day – September 29 is celebrated as Inventors' Day in Argentina - Birthday of the inventor of the ballpoint pen, László József Bíró

The Inventors’ Day in Argentina has been celebrated since 1986 and is held yearly on September 29, the birthday of the inventor of the ballpoint…

Event of the Day - September 28 is celebrated as National Good Neighbors Day in the United States

Event of the Day – September 28 is celebrated as National Good Neighbors Day in the United States. Here is patent that discloses a refrigerator…

Funny Patent - Pat on the back apparatus - US 4608967

Patent Information Patent Number: US 4608967 Patent Title: Pat on the back…

Funny Patent of the week - Blanket for men which allows the penis and scrotum of the body to be exposed to the outside of a blanket

Patent Information Patent Number: WO2008123678 A1 Patent Title: Blanket for men…

Interesting fact about patents - The ancient Greeks in 500 B.C. first granted protection to inventors

The ancient Greeks in 500 B.C. granted protection to inventors. First patent law was enacted by the Venetian Republic in 1474.

This Day in Patent History - On September 25, 1908, Elmer Sperr filed a patent for gyroscope

On September 25, 1908, Elmer Sperr filed a patent for gyroscope. He is noted as father of modern navigation technology. By the time of his…

Serendipitous Invention (TEFLON): This Day in Patent History - On February 4, 1941 Roy Plunkett received a patent for TEFLON

Serendipitous Invention – TEFLON On February 4, 1941 Roy Plunkett received a patent for “tetrafluoro-ethylene polymers” (TEFLON). Roy serendipitously invented TEFLON, while working for a…