Patent of the Day: Apparatus for Transmitting Electrical Energy
On this day in 1914 Nikola Tesla was granted the patent for APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL ENERGY. U.S. Patent No. 1,119,732. In endeavoring to adapt currents or discharges of very high…
Patent of the Day: Excavator
On this day in 1880 Joseph Clark was granted the patent for EXCAVATOR. U.S. Patent No. 234,851. The object of this patent was to reduce the cost of cutting canals, docks, railways, and other similar…
Patent of the Day: Exercising Apparatus
On this day in 1904 Jay L. Roberts was granted the patent for EXERCISING APPARATUS. U.S. Patent No. 775,989. This invention relates to an exercising or athletic apparatus having an elastic cord to…
Patent of the Day: Police Handcuff
On this day in 1882 Edward Davis Bean was granted the patent for POLICE HANDCUFF. U.S. Patent No. 268,171. This invention was created out of necessity. Police officers had difficulties apprehending…
Thanksgiving Patent of the Day: Combined Cornucopia and Candleholder
On April 7, 1959 Gilbert Josephson was granted the design patent for a COMBINED CORNUCOPIA AND CANDLEHOLDER. U.S. Patent No. D184,815. Cornucopias are very popular during Thanksgiving, their latin…
Thanksgiving Patent of the Day: Method of Preparing Edible Fowl
On February 14, 1956, Peter A. Sieczkiewicz was granted the patent for METHOD OF PREPARING EDIBLE FOWL. U.S. Patent No. 2,844,844. This invention relates to preparing and processing a fowl,…
Thanksgiving Patent of the Day: Turkey Fryer with Vertically Stacking Cooking Racks
On September 27, 2011, Robert L. Boyer was granted the patent for TURKEY FRYER WITH VERTICALLY STACKING COOKING RACKS. U.S. Patent No. 8,025,007. This present invention is a deep frying apparatus for…
Patent of the Day: Furnace
On this day in 1941 Moritz L. Mueller was granted the Patent for FURNACE. U.S. Patent No. 2,263,098. This invention relates generally to furnaces and has particular reference to a furnace which is…
Patent of the Day: Carbonizing Apparatus
On this day in 1903 Bernhard Zwillinger was granted the patent for CARBONIZING APPARATUS. U.S. Patent No. 744,666. This invention relates to apparatus for carbonizing material, such as wood, in a…
Patent of the Day: Toothbrush with Liquid Container
On this day in 1965 Bernard Cyzer was granted the patent for TOOTHBRUSH WITH LIQUID CONTAINER. U.S. Patent No. 3,217,720. Toothbrushes are known in which a cavity provided in the handle is connected…
Patent of the Day: Ammunition Jacket
On this day in 1904 Joseph W. Righton was granted the patent for AMMUNITION JACKET. U.S. Patent No. 775,149. This invention relates to ammunition-jackets; and it has for its object to provide a…
Patent of the Day: Ruby Laser Systems
On this day in 1967 Theodore H. Malman was granted the patent for RUBY LASER SYSTEMS. U.S. Patent No. 3,353,115. This invention relates to the generation, amplification, and utilization of…