THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: APR 4th -APR 8th
Friday, April 8th, 2016
1978 – Francisco Garcia was granted patent #4,081,909 for “orthodontic pliers”. 1975 – Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen. 1974 – World Trade Center, then the world’s tallest building, opens in New York (110 stories) 1881- Houston and Thomson were granted a patent for a centrifugal separator – the […]
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Friday, April 1st, 2016
1797 – Nathaniel Briggs of NH patents a washing machine. 1899 – William Fleming received a patent for a player piano using electricity. 1933 – “42nd Street” the movie, was copyrighted. 2000 – The Patent and Trademark Office became the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” and began operations as a Performance-Based Organization. 1870 – […]
Read More »THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: MAR 21st -MAR 25th
Friday, March 25th, 2016
1794 – Josiah Pierson patented a “cold-header” (rivet) machine. 1880 – Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc). 1903 – Wright brothers obtained airplane patent. 1912 – Dixie Cup invented.
Read More »THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: MAR 14th -MAR 18th
Friday, March 18th, 2016
1794 – Eli Whitney was granted patent for the cotton gin. 1879 – Albert Einstein was born. 1881 – Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts, 1963 – “To Kill A Mockingbird” the movie, based on Harper Lee’s novel was copyrighted. 1845 – Bristol man, Henry Jones, patented self-raising flour 1845 – Rubber band patented by Stephen […]
Read More »THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: MAR 7th -MAR 11th
Friday, March 11th, 2016
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent in for the telephone. 1887 – Everett Horton of Connecticut patented a fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes. 1994 – Don Ku was granted a patent for a wheeled suitcase with a collapsible towing handle. 1822 – Charles Graham of NY was granted the first US […]
Read More »THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: FEB 29nd -MAR 4th
Friday, March 4th, 2016
1860 – Herman Hollerith the inventor of the first electric tabulating machine was born on a leap year. 1972 – KOOKY DOODLES were trademark registered. 1955 – The first radio facsimile or fax transmission was sent across the continent. 1997 – Leonard Kasday received a patent in for a way to handle telephone prize opportunities.
Read More »THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: FEB 22nd -FEB 26th
Friday, February 26th, 2016
1916 – Ernst Alexanderson was issued a patent for a selective radio tuning system. 1857 – The first perforated United States postage stamps was delivered to the government. 1925 – HIS MASTER’S VOICE was trademark registered. 1870 – The first New York City subway line opened. The short-lived line was pneumatic powered. 1963 – HOBIE […]
Read More »THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: FEB 15th -FEB 19th
Friday, February 19th, 2016
1972 – William Kolff obtained a patent for the soft shell mushroom shaped artificial heart. 1932 – James Markham received the first fruit tree patent for a peach tree. 1937 – DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers. 1691 – Thomas Neale was granted an English patent for American postal service. 1776 […]
Read More »THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: FEB 8th -FEB 12th
Friday, February 12th, 2016
1916 – Charles Kettering received a patent for a self-starting automobile engine. 1802 – Simon Willard patented banjo clock. 1883 – Louis Waterman begins experiment to invented the fountain pen. 1898 – John Ames Sherman patented 1st envelope folding & gumming mach (Mass). 1863 – 1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia. […]
Read More »THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: FEB 1st -FEB 5th
Friday, February 5th, 2016
1788 – The first US patent for an improvement to steamships was issued to Isaac Briggs & William Longstreet. 1814 – “The Corsair” by Lord Byron is published. 1983 – Matthews, Tansil and Fannin obtained a patent for a digital voice mail system. 1869 – James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade. 1887 – […]
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