Ephraim Morris patented the car brake for railroads.
Samuel Colt patented the multi-shot revolving cylinder gun.
Solymon Merrick patented the wrench tool.
Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson patented the screw propeller design.
Cyrus McCormick patented the reaping machine.
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
Leonard Norcross was granted the first US patent for an underwater diving suit.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.
British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.
Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.
A steamboat patent was granted to the American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.
Inventor Robert Fulton tested his 66-foot long boat on River Seine in Paris, France.
American inventor Eli Whitney was granted a patent for a ground-breaking new type of cotton gin.
Samuel Briggs and his son patented his nail-making machine.
Samuel Hopkins was awarded the first US patent.
Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace, which included aglet reinforced tips.
Isaac Briggs & William Longstreet was awarded a patent for the first steamboat in the US.
Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocal eyeglasses.
Amateur British chemist Sir James Jay invented invisible ink.
The first idea of a fire escape was patented.
American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
The UK approved the first American patent.
Inventor Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in England.
The clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany, by Johann Christoph Denner.
The pocket watch patent was awarded to Dutch mathematician and scientist Christiaan Huygens.
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tried to fly his famous Flying Machine invention for the first time.
The first printing of the Gutenberg Bible was completed.
