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  • 17 Oct 1888

    Thomas Edison filed his patent for the Optical Phonograph.

  • 4 Sep 1888

    Inventor George Eastman patented camera shutters and trademarked the name 'Kodak.'

  • 7 Aug 1888

    American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.

  • 24 Nov 1887

    George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.

  • 11 Oct 1887

    Alexander Miles patented the automatic opening and closing elevator.

  • 5 Sep 1885

    Sylvanus Bowser's invention of the gasoline pump was delivered to a dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US.

  • 29 May 1885

    Jan Matzeliger gave a public demonstration about his shoe-producing invention in Lynn, Massachusetts.

  • 25 Nov 1884

    John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.

  • 14 Oct 1884

    Inventor George Eastman patented his 35mm photographic film in the US.

  • 6 Jun 1882

    Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.

  • 27 Jan 1880

    A patent for his electric lamp invention was given to Thomas Edison.

  • 23 Sep 1879

    Inventor Richard Rhodes received the patent for a hearing aid.

  • 8 May 1879

    George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.

  • 19 Feb 1878

    Thomas Edison received a patent for his new invention, the phonograph.

  • 29 Nov 1877

    Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time.

  • 12 Aug 1877

    Thomas Edison completed his first model of a phonograph.

  • 13 Mar 1877

    Earmuffs were patented.

  • 14 Feb 1876

    Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.

  • 11 Aug 1874

    Henry S. Parmalee patented the fire sprinkler system.

  • 20 May 1873

    Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the first blue jeans with copper rivets.

  • 14 Jan 1873

    Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.

  • 17 Sep 1872

    Inventor Phillip W Pratt obtained the patent for his sprinkler system designed to extinguish fires.

  • 26 Mar 1872

    Thomas J Martin patented the fire extinguisher.

  • 21 Nov 1871

    Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.

  • 8 Jun 1869

    The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.

  • 13 Apr 1869

    George Westinghouse Jr. patented steam power brake devices in the US.

  • 5 Mar 1868

    The world's favorite paper joiner, the stapler was patented by C. H. Gould in England.

  • 26 Nov 1867

    J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.

  • 25 Jun 1867

    Barbed wire was patented by Lucien B Smith in Ohio, US.

  • 20 Nov 1866

    French inventor Pierre Lallement was awarded his patent for a pedal bicycle.

  • 26 Dec 1865

    James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.

  • 10 Feb 1863

    The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.

  • 15 Jan 1861

    Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.

  • 9 Aug 1859

    Inventor Otis Tufts patented the first elevator in the US.

  • 26 Oct 1858

    Inventor Hamilton Smith received his patent for his rotary washing machine.

  • 30 Mar 1858

    Hyman Lipman patented the pencil with an eraser on top.

  • 29 Aug 1854

    Daniel Halladay patented the self-governing windmill.

  • 25 Jul 1854

    The plastic shirt collar was patented in the US by Walter Hunt.

  • 24 Aug 1853

    The first recorded potato chip was created by chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, New York.

  • 11 Nov 1851

    Inventor Alan Clark was granted his patent for the telescope.

  • 12 Aug 1851

    Isaac Singer was granted his patent for a commercial sewing machine.

  • 2 Jul 1850

    Inventor Benjamin J. Lane patented the first self-contained gas mask.

  • 22 May 1849

    Abraham Lincoln received a patent for a device that would lift a boat over shoals and obstructions.

  • 10 Apr 1849

    Walter Hunt patented the safety pin.

  • 10 Sep 1846

    Inventor Elias Howe was awarded the patent for the lockstitch sewing machine.

  • 9 Nov 1842

    George Bruce received the first US design patents for typefaces and bordering.

  • 31 Aug 1842

    Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.

  • 21 Feb 1842

    The first sewing machine was patented in the US.

  • 21 Aug 1841

    John Hampton patented the Venetian blind.

  • 20 Jun 1840

    Samuel Morse was granted the patents for his telegraph.

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