Patent of the Day: Self-Strutted Geodesic Plydome
On this day in 1959 Richard Buckminster Fuller was granted the patent for SELF-STRUTTED GEODESIC PLYDOME. U.S. Patent No. 2,905,113. This invention arises in the discovery that when perfectly flat…
Patent of the Day: Tire Carrier
On this day in 1926 John I. Muicy was granted the patent for TIRE CARRIER. U.S. Patent No. 1,600,480. This invention relates to the means for carrying the spare tires and rims on motor vehicles, and…
Patent of the Day: Corn Husking Machine
On this day in 1904 Joseph D. Hidy was granted the patent for CORN HUSKING MACHINE. U.S. Patent No. 770,639. One object of the present invention is to provide mechanism which will thoroughly husk the…
Patent of the Day: Magneto Electric Machine
On this day in 1882 Thomas Edison was granted the patent for Magneto Electric Machine. U.S. Patent No. 264,643. In this machine Edison employs a cylinder the surface of which is covered with a coil…
Patent of the Day: Ice Breaker
On this day in 1919 Theodore Firme was granted the patent for ICE BREAKER. U.S. Patent No. 1,316,150. Considerable trouble and expense at water-power plants is occasioned by the flume grates being…
Patent of the Day: Means for Mooring and Housing Airships
On this day in 1931 Wilfrid V. N. Powelson and Warren Travel were granted the patent for MEANS FOR MOORING AND HOUSING AIRSHIPS. U.S. Patent No. 1,823,063. According to present practice, airships are…
Patent of the Day: Topophone
On this day in 1887 David Porter Heap was granted the patent fr TOPOPHONE. U.S. Patent No. 590,062. The principal purpose of this invention is to enable vessels to change their direction of movement…
Patent of the Day: Device for Measuring the Foot for Boots or Shoes
On this day in 1904 Daniel E. Hertzler and Charles F. Smith were granted the patent for DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE FOOT FOR BOOTS AND SHOES. U.S. Patent No. 770,065. This invention has relation to…
Patent of the Day: Coin-Controlled Vending Machine
On this day in 1916 Harvey Giles was granted the patent for COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE. U.S. Patent No. 1.198.210. The invention as presented in this application in what is commonly known as a…
Patent of the Day: Illuminating Tile
On this day in 1890 John W. Mark was granted the patent for ILLUMINATING TILE. U.S. Patent No. 436,085. The design of this invention is to secure increased light-transmitting capacity for…
Patent of the Day: Apparatus for the Distillation of Tar
On this day in 1891, Frederic Lennard was granted the patent for APPARATUS FOR THE DISTILLATION OF TAR. U.S. Patent No. 459,123. The object of this invention is to provide means whereby the…
Patent of the Day: Elastic Fluid Turbine
On this day in 1897, Charles G. Curtis was granted the patent for ELASTIC FLUID TURBINE. U.S. Patent No. 589,422. The expanding-nozzles which have heretofore been used or proposed for converting the…