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…
Patent of the Day: Laser Optical Surveying Instrument and Method
On this day in 1971 Richard Jaenicke and Raymond Evanson were grated the patent for LASER OPTICAL SURVEYING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD. U.S. Patent No. 3,627,429. This invention relates to optical…
Patent of the Day: System of Electrical Transmission of Power
On this day in 1892 Nikola Tesla was granted the patent for SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OF POWER. U.S. Patent No. 487,796. This invention is an improvement in systems of electrical distribution…
Patent of the Day: Hovercraft
On this day in 1955 Christopher Cockerall was granted the patent for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO VEHICLES FOR TRAVELING OVER LAND AND/OR WATER. Patent No. GB 854,211. This invention relates to…
Patent of the Day: Clinical Thermometer
On this day in 1884 Joseph Hicks was granted the patent for CLINICAL THERMOMETER. U.S. Patent No. 309,050. This thermometer registers minute changes in temperature and to this end are required to…
Patent of the Day: Waffle-Iron
On this day in 1903 Quince Crane was granted the patent for WAFFLE-IRON. U.S. Patent No. 746,033. An object of this invention is to help the user save time and fuel while using an item that will…
Patent of the Day: Cycle-Lamp
On this day in 1897 Charles Miller and Frederick Miller were granted the patent for CYCLE-LAMP. U.S. Patent No. 595,191. This invention relates to lamps adapted for burning light oils such as…
Patent of the Day: Scaffold
On this day in 1904 Theodor Macharaceck was granted the patent for SCAFFOLD. U.S. Patent No. 776,668. This invention relates to a free-hanging self-sustaining scaffold for the fronts of buildings to…
Patent of the Day: Cephalometer
On this day in 1882 Clark Brown was granted the patent for CEPHALOMETER. U.S. Patent No. 268,614. This patent is designed to take measurements of the human head for phrenology, ethnology,…
Patent of the Day: Pulverizer
On this day in 1913 Addison Ketring was granted the patent for PULVERIZER. U.S. Patent No. 1,080,010. This invention relates to agricultural implements and has special reference to an attachment to…