Patent of the Day: Metalloscope
On this day in 1937 Gerhard R. Fisher was granted the patent for METALLOSCOPE. U.S. Patent No. 2,066,561. This patent relates to metalloscopes, a method and means for indicating the presence of…
Patent of the Day: Egg Opener with Annular Cutting Flange and Suction Cup Holder
On this day in 1949 Victor E. Murray was granted the patent for EGG OPENER WITH AN ANNULAR CUTTING FLANGE AND SUCTION CUP HOLDER. U.S. Patent No. 2,457,912. This invention relates to egg openers and…
Patent of the Day: First Aid Packet
On this day in 1905 William M. Davis was granted the patent for FIRST AID PACKET. U.S. Patent No. 779,266. This invention relates to what are known as “first-aid” or “emergency” packets carried by…
Patent of the Day: Bill Holder
On this day in 1919 Emmett J. McKey was granted the patent for BILL-HOLDER. U.S. Patent No. 1,326,602. This invention relates to a bill book and its object is to provide a carrier for currency which…
Patent of the Day: Cuff Adjuster
On this day in 1885 Lucien A. Stillwagon was granted the patent for CUFF HOLDER. U.S. Patent No. 333,485. The object of this invention is to provide a simple and efficient device for holding cuffs in…
Patent of the Day: Gravity Powered Shoe Air Conditioner
On this day in 1994 Israel Siegel was granted the patent for GRAVITY POWERED SHOE AIR CONDITIONER. U.S. Patent No. 5,375,430. A compressor-expander type cooling, or heating system is incorporated…
Christmas Patent of the Day: Mistletoe Supporting Headband
Ronald J. Mosca was granted the patent for MISTLETOE SUPPORTING HEADBAND on December 18, 1983. U.S. Patent No. 4,488,316. This novel and unique headband device serves to support a fresh piece of…
Christmas Patent of the Day: Santa Claus Visit Kit
On August 21, 2007 John Cook was granted the patent for SANTA CLAUS VISIT KIT. U.S. Patent No. 7,258,592. This invention relates to a kit showing children that Santa Clause visited the premises. The…
Christmas Patent of the Day: Invertible Christmas Tree
Bruce A. Schooley and assignee Balsam Hill LLC were granted the patent for INVERTIBLE CHRISTMAS TREE on March 31, 2015. U.S. Patent No. 8,993,077. This patent is an artificial Christmas Tree that…
Christmas Patent of the Day: Santa Claus Detector
On June 4, 1996 Thomas Cane was granted the patent for SANTA CLAUS DETECTOR. U.S. Patent No. 5,523,741. This patent is a children's stocking device that will visually signal the arrival of Santa…
Patent of the Day: Mickey Mouse Toy
On this day in 1930 Walter E. Disney was granted the design patent for TOY OR SIMILAR ARTICLE. U.S. Patent No. Des. 82,802. This toy or similar article is Mickey Mouse, one of the most popular…
Patent of the Day: Lawn Mower
On this day in 1931 Chester Gratiot was granted the patent for LAWN MOWER. U.S. Patent No. 1,836,164. The object of this invention is to provide a lawn mower in which the cutting knives both…