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22nd May 1849: Abraham Lincoln becomes the first and only President to be awarded a patent

  • 22nd May 2022
  • Tagged as: Abraham Lincoln, Boat, Engineering, Invention, Mechanical, Patent, River, Smithsonian, United States, USA

Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for his invention to lift boats over shoals and other obstructions in a river.

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16th February 1937: Organic chemist Wallace Carothers is awarded a patent for nylon

  • 16th February 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Chemistry, Invention, Laboratory, Patent, Science, Technology

The DuPont company’s organic chemist Wallace Carothers received a patent for linear condensation polymers, the basis of the material better known as nylon.

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25th January 1947: Patent filed for the first interactive electronic game

  • 25th January 2022
  • Tagged as: Culture, Electronics, Invention, Patent, Science, Technology, Television

Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr was the director of research at DuMont Laboratories in New Jersey where he was exploring the use of cathode ray tubes in television sets.

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31st December 1935: Monopoly board game patented by Charles Darrow although it wasn’t his idea

  • 31st December 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Board Game, Chicago, Culture, Game, Illinois, Invention, Patent, United States, USA

Although the patent for the game was awarded to Darrow, it is now widely recognised that he was just one of many people who developed the complex design and rules that we now know as Monopoly.

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20th May 1873: Levi Strauss & Co. patent riveted blue jeans

  • 20th May 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Clothing, Fashion, Invention, Patent, USA
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On the 20th May 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis secured the patent for riveted blue jeans.

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31st December 1935: Monopoly board game patented

  • 31st December 2019
  • Tagged as: Board Game, Culture, Game, Invention, Patent, USA

On the 31st December 1935, the board game Monopoly was patented.

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