Patent of the Day: Transportation Receptacle for Dead Human Bodies
On this day in 1909 Carl L. Barnes was granted the patent for TRANSPORTATION RECEPTACLE FOR DEAD HUMAN BODIES. U.S. Patent No. 924,029. The object of the invention is to provide an air-tight…
Patent of the Day: Telautograph
On this day in 1893 Elisha Gray was granted the patent for TELAUTOGRAPH. U.S. Patent No. 491,347. This invention relates to a writing telegraph of that class in which the act of writing the message…
Patent of the Day: Means for Generating Electric Currents
On this day in 1894 Nikola Tesla was granted the patent for MEANS FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC CURRENTS. U.S. Patent No. 514,168. The invention is an improvement applicable more especially to the method…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…