T Elkins puts patents on the refrigerating apparatus, 1879

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15

1897

O.B. Clare patents rail trestle

Clare,O.B. patents Tresle Oct 09,1888 Patent# 390,753

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Oct

9

1888

Global leadership and the search for a vaccine

It said that the voluntary pooling of patents in response to the pandemic needed to be ‘be narrowly tailored in scope and duration to the medical needs of the current crisis’, raising uncertainty about how the US intends to respond if it is the first nation with a viable

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InventHelp’s National TV Ad Featuring George Foreman (30 sec)

Do you have an idea for an invention or new product? We help everyday inventors patent and submit their ideas to companies. As George says, “Call my friends at InventHelp”! Call 1-800-INVENTION or click here for more

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Patricia Bath

Born: 11/4/1942 Manhattan, New YorkAmerican ophthalmologist, inventor and academic. She has broken ground for women and African Americans in a number of areas. Prior to Bath, no woman had served on the staff of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, headed a post-graduate training program in

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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

Mark Dean

Born in Jefferson City, Tennessee on March 2, 1957, Mark Dean found that success ran in his bloodlines. His grandfather was a high school principal and his father worked as a supervisor for the Tennessee Valley Authority Dam. A bright and energetic child, he often endured questions from grade

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Elijah Mc Coy, master inventor, holder of o

Elijah Mc Coy, master inventor, holder of over 50 patents and source of the phrase the real Mc Coy born

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May

2

1844

Cattle Roping Apparatus Invented

Darryl Thomas invented the cattle roping apparatus.

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Famous Black Inventors Through the Years

From aerospace innovator George Alcorn to Kevin Woolfolk, who invented high-tech exercise equipment for hamsters, African-American inventors have made major contributions that have helped advance our increasingly technology-driven society. This alphabetical list of popular black inventors provides

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Heating and Air Conditioning Pioneer: David Crosthwait Jr.

Tennessee is the home to a number of inventors, one of them–David Crosthwait–was responsible for a number of advances in air conditioning and

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Inventor of Electronic Devices

Louis Roberts became the Director of Transportation Systems Center at the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Cambridge in 1985 where he served until 1989. From 1967-1970 he was Chief of the Optics and Microwave Laboratory of the Electronic Research Center for the National Aeronautics

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Henry Blair

Henry Blair was the second Black inventor issued a patent by the United States Patent Office. Born in 1807 in Glen Ross, Maryland, Blair was a free man, his first invention was a seed planter which enabled farmers to plant more corn utilizing less labor in a smaller period of time. He received

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Oct

14

1834

T.J. Byrd patents rail car coupling

Byrd, T.J. patents Car coupings Dec 01,1874 Patent# 157,370

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Dec

1

1874

Julia Terry Hammonds

Julia Terry Hammonds invented the apparatus for holding yarn skiens.

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Dec

15

1896

Baby Buggy

W.H. Richardson patents baby buggy.

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Jun

18

1899

Meredith Gourdine

Meredith Charles “Flash” Gourdine was born on September 26, 1929 in Newark, New Jersey. His father worked as a painter and janitor and instilled within his son the importance of a strong work ethic. Meredith attended Brooklyn Technical High School and after classes he helped his father

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26

2012

George Murray

George Murray was, without a doubt, one of the most remarkable citizens of his time. A teacher, farmer, land developer and federal customs inspector, the former slave would go on to become a United States Congressman and a noted

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Nov

26

2012

Reed, Judy W. (c. 1826- ? )

Little is known about Judy W. Reed, considered to be the first African American woman to receive a United States

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Sep

23

1884

African American Inventors

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

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19

2006

David Crosthwait

David Crosthwait was born in Nashville, Tennessee and moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he attended high school. He went on to attend Purdue University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1913 and a Master of Engineering degree in

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Andrew J Beard puts patents on the jerry coupler, still used today to connect ra

Andrew J Beard puts patents on the jerry coupler, still used today to connect railroad cars, 1897

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Nov

23

1897

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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Granville T Woods patents the Synchronous Multipli

Granville T Woods patents the Synchronous Multiplier Railway Telgrap.

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Nov

15

1887

Inventor, FW Leslie, patents the envelope seal, 1891

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Sep

21

1891

John Love

Many patents are developed in response to the frustration involved in having to perform a repetitive task in order to complete a more important one. For John L. Love, this repetitive task was having to stop writing notes or letters in able to pull out his knife to whittle his pencil down to a point

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A New Apple Patent Lets You Take Selfie with Your Distant Partner.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Apple patents give tech enthusiasts a peek into the future of gadgets and new software

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Black History Month - 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 Office. Also included in this photo gallery where possible, are the photos of individual inventors and their

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Alice H Parker patents the gas heating furnace

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Dec

23

1919

Harry Blair put's patents his corn-planting machine, 1834

Harry Blair puts patents his corn-planting machine, 1834

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Oct

14

1834

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