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As far as achievements are concerned, the United States has had great success; since 1790 the United States Patent Office has granted more than 6 million patents. Some of the more noteable are listed below
- "Box" Telephone, 1876, invented by Alexander Graham Bell
- Thomas Edison developed a practical light bulb toward the end of 1879. In 1880 he designed this version, the first to have all the essential features of a modern light bulb--an incandescent filament in an evacuated glass bulb with a screw base.
- Dr. Robert K. Jarvik had developed the heart during the late 1970s, working with many other researchers. It consists of two ventricles (the heart's lower chambers) with air chambers and six titanium valves. It attaches to the patient's natural auricles (the heart's upper chambers).
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| Inventor |
Type of Invention |
Date |
Patent Number |
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Louis Alexander | Light Control (Photoelectric Cell) |
| Burglar Alarm |
| Television Tubes |
| Harrison Allen | Ignition of Solid Propellant Rocket Motors |
| Jeremiah Baltimore (1852- ) | Invented Stationary Steam Engine |
| Banks, Charles M. |
Release valve
Jack
Hydraulic jack |
Jan. 10, 1933
Sept. 2, 1930
May 13, 1930 |
1,893,757
1,774,693
1,758,640 |
| Andrew Beard (1849-1921) | Invented Railroad Car Coupler |
| J.W. Benton | Derrick for Hoisting |
| Henry Blair (1804-1860) | Invented Corn and Cotton Planting Devices.
Recognized as the first Black man to receive a U.S. Patent |
| Corn Planter | Oct. 14, 1834 | |
| Cotton Planter | Aug. 31, 1836 | |
| David Boker | Inner Tube |
| Henry Bowman | Flags |
| Hugh Brown (1851-1923) | Invented Device to Govern Position of Dampers in a Furnace |
| Solomon Brown | Assisted Stanley Morse in Development of Telegraph Device |
| Charles Bryant | Auto Seat Bed |
| George Carruthers | Ultraviolet Spectrograph |
| Oscar Cassel | Flight Machine | (1925) |
| (1891-1976) | Holds Patents on Heating Systems, Thermostats and Refrigeration. |
| Shelby J. Davidson | Invented Postal and Other Office Equipment |
| Joseph Hunter Dickinson | Improved Musical Instruments and Player Pianos |
| Pianola. Detroit, Michigan | 1889 | |
| William Douglass | Various Inventions for Harvesting |
| James Doyle | Invented Automatic Serving System |
| Wilbert Dyer | Satellite Tracker |
| Frank J. Ferrell | Eight patents for steam valves (1890-1893) |
| James Forten (1766-1842) |
Invented Apparatus for Managing Sails |
| Meredith Gourdine | Device to Directly Convert Gas into High Voltage Electricity
| | Exhaust Purification Device for Automobiles
| | Air Pollution Measuring Device
| | Generators for Power Stations
| | Hale | Automobile | (1928) | |
| Lloyd Augustus Hall | Patented Methods of Preserving and Sterilizing Foods |
| Hirschenson; Bernard (New York, NY); (New York, NY) | 5,188,321 |
| Solomon Harper | Blocking System for Controlling Railway Trains |
| Tony Helm | All Angle Wrench Attachment |
| Andrew F. Hilyer (1858-1925) | Invented Hot-Air Register and a Water Evaporator |
| Water Evaporator Attachment for Hot Air Register | Aug. 26, 1890 | 435,095 |
| Registers | Oct. 14, 1890 | 438,159 |
| Benjamin F. Jackson | Improved Heating and Lighting Device |
| Johnson | Compound Engine |
| Water Boiler |
| Bread Kneading Machine |
| Johnson, Lonnie G.; D'Andrade; Bruce M. |
Pressurized air/water rocket and launcher |
May 16, 1995
The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to March 30, 2010 has been disclaimed. |
5,415,153 |
| D'Andrade; Bruce M.;Johnson, Lonnie G. |
Pressurized toy rocket with rapid action release mechanism |
January 17, 1995 |
5,381,778 |
| D'Andrade; Bruce M.; Johnson, Lonnie G. |
Water arrow projecting bow |
July 26, 1994
The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to December 24, 2008 has been disclaimed. |
5,332,120 |
| Johnson, Lonnie G.; D'Andrade; Bruce M. |
Low pressure, high volume pressurized water gun |
June 21, 1994
The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to September 29, 2009 has been disclaimed. |
5,322,191 |
| Johnson, Lonnie G.; D'Andrade; Bruce M. |
Pinch trigger hand pump water gun with non-detachable tank |
April 26, 1994
The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to September 29, 2009 has been disclaimed. |
5,305,919 |
| Johnson, Lonnie G.; D'Andrade; Bruce M. |
Pinch trigger water gun with rearwardly mounted hand pump |
March 8, 1994
The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to September 29, 2009 has been disclaimed. |
5,292,032
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| D'Andrade; Bruce M.; Johnson, Lonnie |
Combined aerodynamic glider and launcher |
December 21, 1993 |
D342,551
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| Johnson, Lonnie G.; D'Andrade; Bruce M. |
Pinch trigger hand pump water gun with multiple tanks |
August 24, 1993
The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to September 29, 2009 has been disclaimed. |
5,238,149
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| Johnson, Lonnie G.; D'Andrade; Bruce M. |
Liquid jet propelled transporter and launcher toy |
March 30, 1993 |
5,197,452
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| Johnson, Lonnie G.; D'Andrade; Bruce M. |
Double tank pinch trigger pump water gun |
September 29, 1992 |
5,150,819 |
| D'Andrade; Bruce M.; Johnson, Lonnie G. |
Pinch trigger pump water gun |
December 24, 1991 |
5,074,437 |
| Paul Johnson | Therapeutic Lamps |
| Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961) | Air Conditioning for Truck and Railroad Transportation of Food |
| Clarence Larry | Camera (Takes Pictures Of Moving Eye) |
| Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) | Developed Carbon Arc Lights, Improved Thomas Edison's Light Bulb |
| W.A. Lavalette | Two Printing Presses |
| Printing Press | Sept. 17, 1878 | 208,208 |
Robert Benjamin Lewis
(1802 - ) | Invented Machine to Improve Shipbuilding |
| W.G. Madison | Airship | (1912) |
| Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852-1889) | Invented Shoe Lasting Device |
| Mechanism for Distributing Tacks | Nov. 26, 1899 | 415,726 |
| Nailing Machine | Feb. 25, 1896 | 421,954 |
| Tack Separating Mechanism | March 25, 1890 | 423,937 |
| Lasting Machine | Sep. 22, 1891 | 459,899 |
| Elijah McCoy (1843-1929) | Invented Lubricating Cup for Railroad Locomotives and Ship and Factory Equipment | July 12, 1872 | 129,843 |
| Emmanuel E. Moore | Earth Moving Machine |
| Garrett A. Morgan (1875-1963) | Invented Safety Hood and Traffic Control Signals |
| George W. Murray (1853-1926) | Improved Agriculture Implements |
| John P. Parker
(1827-1900) | Developed a Screw for the Tobacco Presser and a Harrow |
| James Parson | Austenite Alloy Steels |
| Charles Patterson | Vehicle Dash |
| George Peake (1722-1827) | Patented a Hand Mill for Grinding Grain |
| Robert A. Pelham (1859-1943) | Improved Office Equipment, Including Tabulator |
| J.F. Pickering | Airship | (1900) |
| William B. Purvis | Invented Procedures for Making Paper Bags | August 12, 1890 | 434,461 |
| Charles V. Richey (1897- ) | Improved Telephone Devices |
| Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894) | Invented Multiple Effect Vacuum and Evaporator for Sugar Production |
| Elbert R. Robertson | Invented Chilled Groove Wheel for Railroad |
| Meloneze Robinson | Surgical Support |
| Adolphus Samms | Airframe Center Support |
| Design to Eliminate Second and Third Stage Engine in Multi-Stage Rockets |
| Earl Shaw | Co-Inventor of Spin Flip Tuneable Laser | July 1, 1985 | 4,529,942 |
| Orvilee Slaugher | Distress Radio |
| Brinay Smartt | Valve Gears |
| Richard B. Spikes | Invented Railroad Semaphore Automatic Directional Signals and Automatic Transmission Devices | | |
| Combination Milk Bottle Opener and Bottle Cover | June 29, 1926 | 1,590,557 |
| Method and Apparatus for Obtaining Average Samples and Temperature of Tank Liquids | October 27, 1931 | 1,828,753 |
| Automatic Gear Shift | December 6, 1932 | 1,889,814 |
| Self-Locking Rack for Billiard Cues. | 1910 |
| Automatic Shone Shine Chair | 1939 | |
| Mutiple Barrel Machine Gun | 1940 | |
| John Standard | Oil Stove | October 29, 1889 | 413,689 |
| Refrigerator | July 14, 1891 | 455,891 |
| Rufus Stokes (1924 - ) | Air Purification Devices |
| Clifton Sudberry | Hydraulic Simulator (Track And Repair Malfunctions In The Balance System Of Jet Aircraft) |
| Lewis Temple (1800-1854) | Invented Whaling Harpoon |
| Norval Cobb Vaughn | Bullet Proof Shield |
| Madame C.J. Walker | Invented Cosmetic and Hair Products |
Vincent; William(Georgetown, CA);
Olsen; Robert W. (Washington, NJ) |
Pressure relief panel hold open apparatus and method |
May 23, 1995 |
5,417,014 |
Olsen; Robert W. (Washington, NJ);
Vincent; William(Georgetown, CA) |
Foot grilles | May 7, 1996 |
5,513,472 |
Olsen; Robert W. (Washington, NJ);
Vincent; William(Georgetown, CA);
Bartlett; Todd Norman (Westfield, NJ) |
Modular louver system | May 25, 1999 |
5,906,083 |
Vincent; William(Georgetown, CA);
Olsen; Robert W. (Washington, NJ) |
Pressure relief panel hold open apparatus and method |
December 21, 1993 |
5,271,189 |
| Andrew D. Washington | Shoe Horn |
| H.C. Webb | Machine for Removing Palmettos |
| Clarence White | Network Impedance Calculator |
| Two Dimensional Slide Rule |
| J.E. Whooter | Airship (1914) |
| Granville T. Woods (1856-1910) | Invented Steam Boiler Furnaces and Air Brakes for Transportation, also Electrical Inventions |
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| Inventor |
Type of Invention |
Date |
Patent Number |
| A.P. Ashbourne | Biscuit cutter | November 30, 1875 |
| L.C. Bailey | Folding bed | July 18, 1899 |
| A.J. Beard | Rotary Engine | July 5, 1892 |
| A.J. Beard | Car-coupler | November 23, 1897 |
| G.E. Becket | Letter Box | October 4, 1892 |
| L. Bell | Locomotive smoke stack | May 23, 1871 |
| M.E. Benjamin | Gong and signal chairs for hotels | July 17, 1888 |
| M.W. Binga | Street sprinkling apparatus | July 22, 1879 |
| A.B. Blackburn | Railway signal | January 10, 1888 |
| Henry Blair | Corn planter | October 14, 1834 |
| Henry Blair | Cotton planter | August 31, 1836 |
| Sarah Boone | Ironing board | April 26, 1892 |
| Charles B. Brooks | Punch
Street-sweeper
Street sweeper
Dust-proof bag for street-sweepers | October 31, 1893
March 17, 1896
April 21, 1896
May 12, 1896 | 507,672
556,711
558,719
560,154 |
| Horseshoe | August 23, 1892 |
| J.A. Burr | Lawn mower | May 9, 1899 |
| J.W. Butts | Luggage carrier | October 10, 1899 |
| W.C. Carter | Umbrella stand | August 4, 1885 |
| T.S. Church | Carpet beating machine | July 29, 1884 |
| G. Cook | Automatic fishing device | May 10, 1899 |
| J. Cooper | Elevator device | April 2, 1895 |
| P.W. Cornwall | Draft Regulator | February 7, 1893 |
| A.L. Cralle | Ice-cream mold | February 2, 1897 |
| W.R. Davis, Jr. | Library table | September 24, 1878 |
| C.J. Dorticus | Machine for embossing photo | April 16, 1895 |
| Clarence L. Elder | Bidirectional Monitoring and Control System
"Occustat" | Dec. 28, 1976 | 4,000,400 |
| T. Elkins | Refrigerating apparatus | November 4, 1879 |
| F. Flemings, Jr. | Guitar (variation) | March 3, 1886 |
| G.F. Grant | Golf tee | December 12, 1899 |
| J. Gregory | Motor | April 26, 1887 |
| M. Headen | Foot power hammer | October 5, 1886 |
| B.F. Jackson | Gas burner | April 4, 1899 |
| Fredrick M. Jones | Automatic refrigeration system |
| J.L. Love | pencil sharpener | 1897 |
| Latimer and Nichols | Electric lamp | September 13, 1881 |
| T.J. Martin | Improvement in fire extinguishers | May 26, 1872 | 125,063 |
| Elijah McCoy | Lubricator for steam engines | July 2, 1872 |
| Garrett A. Morgan | Gas mask
Breathing Device
Traffic signal | October 13, 1914
March 24, 1914
Nov. 20, 1923 | 1,113,675
1,113,675
1,475,024 |
| J.F. Pickering | an airship | 1900 |
| William B. Purvis | Fountain Pen | January 7, 1890 | 419,065 |
| Norbert Rillieux | Sugar refining process | 1846 |
| H. Spears | Portable shield for infantry | December 27, 1870 |
| Rufus Stokes | Air-purification device | 1968 |
| E.H. Sutton | Cotton cultivator | April 7, 1878 |
| Udofot, Bassey J. |
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October 12, 1999 |
5,965,002 |
| Granville T. Woods | Electromechanical brake
Railway telegraphy
Induction telegraph system
Overhead conducting system for electric railway
Electromotive railway system for long-haul trucks
Patents Issued to Granville T. Woods | August 16, 1887
November 15, 1887
November 29, 1887
May 29, 1888
June 26, 1888
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