1921 Harry Houdini was granted patent #1,370,316 for a “diver’s suit”
1861 The Patent Act of 1861 increased term of a patent grant from 14 to 17 years, now it is 20 years.
1904 Dr. Seuss born
1899 Felix Hoffmann patented “Aspirin”.
1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
1994 Don Ku granted a patent for a wheeled suitcase with a collapsible towing handle.
1954 Gladys Geissman was granted a patent for a baby’s garment.
1959 Barbie makes her debut
1891 Almon Strowger was issues a patent for the automatic telephone exchange
1944 Abbott and Costello’s “Baseball Routine”, also known as “Who’s On First” was copyrighted.
1794 Eli Whitney was granted patent for the cotton gin.
1879 Albert Einstein was born.
1994 William Hartman was issued a patent for a method and apparatus for painting highway markings – the stripes etc.
1845 The first rubber band was patented by Stephen Perry of London.
1885 The Blast Furnace Charger was patented by Fayette Brown.
1883 Jan Matzeliger was issued patent #274,207 for a “lasting device for shoes”. Matzeliger’s invention made the mass production of inexpensive shoes possible.
1841 Orlando Jones patented cornstarch.
1960 Schawlow and Townes were issued a patent for the laser.
1959 Charles Townes was granted a patent for the maser, the precursor to the laser.
1990 Harold Osrow and Zvi Bleier received a patent for a portable ice cream machine.
1956 Woody Guthrie’s song, “This Land Is Your Land” was copyrighted.
1981 Ananda Chakrabarty patented a new single cell life form
