Airplane Landing Gear Patent

Patent of the Day: Airplane Landing Gear

On this day in 1943 William L. Oden was granted the patent for AIRPLANE LANDING GEAR. U.S. Patent No. 2,435,459. This invention relates to airplane landing gear and specifically to the pneumatic…


Ice Cream Mold and Disher patent

Patent of the Day: Ice Cream Mold and Disher

On this day in 1897 Alfred L. Cralle was granted the patent for ICE CREAM MOLD AND DISHER. U.S. Patent No. 576,395. This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in ice-cream molds…


Tooth pick patent

Patent of the Day: Tooth Pick

On this day in 1881 John H. Crowell was granted the patent for TOOTH PICK. U.S. Patent No. 237,093. This invention relates to improvements in tooth-picks in which the pick, composed of quill,…


Hair Curler Patent

Patent of the Day: Hair Curler

On this day in 1905 George Chamberlin Stanley was granted the patent for HAIR CURLER. U.S. Patent No. 781,106. The object of this invention is to produce a hair-curler of the class above referred to…


Cash Register patent

Patent of the Day: Cash Register and Indicator

On this day in 1883 James Ritty and John Birch were granted the patent for CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR. U.S. Patent No. 271,363. This invention relates to an improvement in cash registers and…


self feeding paint brush patent

Patent of the Day: Self Feeding Paint Brush

On this day in 1914 James Allan was granted the patent for SELF FEEDING PAINT BRUSH. U.S. Patent No. 1,085,234. OThis invention relates to improvements in and relating to self feeding paint brushes…


commutator for dynamo electric machines patent

Patent of the Day: Commutator for Dynamo Electric Machines

On this day in 1886 Nikola Tesla was granted the patent for COMMUTATOR FOR DYNAMO ELECTRIC MACHINES. U.S. Patent No. 334,823. This invention relates to the commutators on dynamo - electric machines,…


Ice Cream Cone patent

Patent of the Day: Ice Cream Cone

On this day in 1927 Maximillian Buhse was granted the patent for ICE CREAM CONE. U.S. Patent No. 1,615,680. This invention relates to the type of ice cream receptacles that are made of baked pastry…


Scenic Objects Patent

Patent of the Day: Apparatus for Producing Increased Realism in Scenic Effects

On this day in 1893 Steele Mackaye was granted the patent for APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INCREASED REALISM IN SCENIC EFFECTS. U.S. Patent No. 490,490. This invention relates to apparatus for producing…


Heater patent

Patent of the Day: Heater

On this day in 1900 Amos C. Steere was granted the patent for HEATER. U.S. Patent No. 641,805. The object of this invention is to provide an economical and efficient air-heater, and while this…


Massage Apparatus Patent

Patent of the Day: Massage Apparatus

On this day in 1903, Charles J. Bailey was granted the patent for MASSAGE APPARATUS. U.S. Patent No. 718,594. This invention has for its object the production of an improved apparatus for massage and…


Illuminating Tubes patent

Patent of the Day: System of Illuminating by Luminescent Tubes

On this day in 1915 Georges Claude was granted the patent for SYSTEM OF ILLUMINATING BY LUMINESCENT TUBES. U.S. Patent No. 1,125,476. This patent relates to lighting by luminescence of the rare gases…