George Toliver

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1891

Black Inventors and Their Patent Numbers

There have been many famous African American Inventors who have altered history due to their advancements to fields such as education, science, agriculture, and communication. There are over twenty African American inventors listed below including the unique patent number(s) assigned to their

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Gary S. May

Gary S. May is the seventh chancellor of the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). UC Davis enrolls more than 35,000 students and is one of ten campuses in the University of California system. The campus has the third-largest enrollment in the UC System after UCLA and UC

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The First U.S. Merchant Ship

Booker T. Washington, the first U.S. merchant ship commanded by a Black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington, Delaware.

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1940

Inventor, AP Abourne was awarded patent for refining coconut oil, 1880

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27

1880

L. Bell patents smoke stack

Locmotive smoke stack May 23,1871 Patent# 115,153

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23

1871

African American Inventors - Patent Holders Index P

Black history inventors are listed alphabetically: use the A to Z index bar to navigate and select or just browse the many listings. Each listing has the name of the black inventor followed by the patent number(s) which is the unique number assigned to an invention when a patent is issued, the date

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Jenkins, Joseph Charles (1914-1959)

Joseph Charles Jenkins, the first African American naval officer, paved the way for the beginning of desegregation in the United States Coast Guard. Jenkins was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1914. Unfortunately, there is little information regarding his

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The Creole Case (1841)

The Creole Case was the result of an American slave revolt in November 1841 on board the Creole, a ship involved in the United States coastwise slave trade. As a consequence of the revolt, 128 enslaved people won their freedom in the Bahamas, then a British possession. Because of the number of

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Jamestown, Virginia.

On August 20, 1619, twenty Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, aboard a Dutch ship. They are the first blacks to be forcibly settled as involuntary laborers in the North American British Colonies.

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1619

Learn More About These African-American Inventors

Included in this photo gallery are the drawings and text from original patents. These are copies of the originals submitted by the inventor to the United States Patent and Trademark

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L.F. Brown patents bridle bit

Brown, L. F. Bridle bit Oct. 25, 1892 Patent No. 484,994

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25

1892

J. Ross patents Bailing Press

Ross, J. Bailing Press Sept 05, 1899 Patent No. 632,539

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Sep

5

1899

George Washington Carver

Scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, born

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Jan

10

1864

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Africans accompany Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvez on his expedition that is ship wrecked, leaving only four survivors, in southwestern Florida; this expedition continues with Narvaezs successor, Alvar nunez Calbeza de Vaca.

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1527

Jan Matzeliger

Sometimes the greatest inventions are those which simplify necessary tasks. Such is the case with Jan Matzeliger – the man who made it possible for ordinary citizens to purchase

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23

2012

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The U.S. Supreme Court declared Joseph Cinquez and

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Mar

9

1999

E. McCpoy patents lubricator

McCoy, E. Lubricator for Safety Valves May 24, 1887 Patent No. 363,529

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May

24

1887

African American Inventors

Yes, this vehicle was intented to fly, float, and drive in two different

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Dec

19

2006

Amistad Liberators set Sail

The liberators of the ship Amistad set sail for Africa aboard the Gentleman.

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Nov

27

1841

Thomas Jennings

Thomas Jennings stands in history as a noteworthy figure for being the first Black person to ever receive a patent, but his life should serve as an example of what was, and what could have been, for Black people in the earliest years of the United

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26

2012

Andre Reboucas

Andre Reboucas was born in 1838 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was trained at the Military School of Rio de Janeiro and became an engineer after studying in Europe. After returning to Brazil, Reboucas was named a lieutenant in the engineering corps in the 1864 Paraguayan War. During the war, as

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William C. Carter patents an umbrella stand

African-American inventor, William C. Carter, patented an umbrella stand (U.S. patent#323,397).

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Aug

8

1885

Inventor Granville T. Woods born

Birthday, in Columbus, Ohio, of inventor Granville T. Woods. Woods received more than 35 patents including those for a steam boiler furnace, an incubator, and an automatic air brake

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Apr

23

1856

Inventor, WB Purvis, patents the fountain pen, 1890

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Jan

7

1890

The Last Slave Ships

The last slave ship, the Clothilde, landed shipment of slaves at Mobile Bay, Alabama.

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Dec

16

1859

Cyrus McCormick

Cyrus McCormick , in full Cyrus Hall McCormick (born February 15, 1809, Rockbridge county, Virginia, U.S.—died May 13, 1884, Chicago, Illinois), American industrialist and inventor who is generally credited with the development (from 1831) of the mechanical

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May

13

1884

Benjamin Banneker-astronomer, philosopher, mathematician,and inventor, constru

Benjamin Banneker-astronomer, philosopher, mathematician, and inventor, constructs the first striking clock with all parts made in America; two years in the making, this wooden clock is so accurate that it keeps perfect time for 40 years, unfailingly striking each hour.

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Jan

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1753

James West

James Edward West was born on February 10, 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He was an inquisitive young boy, fascinated with electronics and always ready to take things apart to discover how they worked. His curiosity almost got the better of him when he was eight years old and decided

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Health care equipment shortages lead to innovation, conflict | Afro

At one point, more than 30% of U.S. healthcare workers had two weeks of N95 face masks, considered the standard for protection, remaining, and 22% had none at all, according to GetUsPPE.org, a grassroots organization working to source personal protective equipment for U.S. healthcare

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