Patent of the Day: Waffle Iron
On this day in 1969 Cornelius Swartwout was granted the patent for Waffle Iron. U.S. Patent No. 94,043. The nature of this invention consists of providing a handle, connected with and forming part of…
Patent of the Day: Grip-Tread for Pneumatic Tires
On this day in 1904, Harry D. Weed was granted the patent for Grip-Tread for Pneumatic Tires (the first tire chain). U.S. Patent No. 768,495. This invention relates to improvements in treads for…
Patent of the Day: Life Saving Vehicle
On this day in 1893 Welcome B. Beal was granted the patent for Life Saving Vehicle. U.S. Patent No. 503,572. This invention relates to certain improvements in life saving vehicles for use of fire…
Patent of the Day: Breathing Device
On this day in 1914 Garrett A. Morgan was granted the patent for Breathing Device. U.S. Patent No. 1,113,675. The object of the invention are to provide a portable attachment which will enable a…
Patent of the Day: Plow
On this day in 1914 Curtis E. Bogle was granted the patent for Plow. U.S. Patent No. 1,107,482. This invention relates to plows, and more particularly to anew and useful improved revolving mold board…
Patent of the Day: Engine Starting Device (First Electric Engine for Automobiles)
On this day in 1915 Charles F. Kettering was granted the patent for Engine Starting Device. U.S. Patent No. 1,150,523. This invention relates to a system of devices for use in connection with…
Patent of the Day: Portable Underwater Communication Unit
On this day in 1966 Jack Kritz, assignor to Janus Products Inc., was granted the patent for Portable Underwater Communication Unit. U.S. Patent No. 3,267,414. This invention relates to underwater…
Patent of the Day: Brewing Beer
On this day in 1893 Gustav Hermann Schneider was granted the patent for Brewing Beer. U.S. Patent No. 503,168. This invention relates to the art of brewing beer from the wort, and it has for its…
Patent of the Day: Binder
On this day in 1890 Levi G. Rubel was granted the patent for Binder. U.S. Patent No. 434,160. The object of this invention is to provide a simple, economical, and efficient device for binding and…
Patent of the Day: Process of and Article for Producing Moving Pictures
On this day in 1914, John Randolph was granted the patent for Process of and Article for Producing Moving Pictures. U.S. Patent No. 1,107,193. By means of this invention it is able to produce on a…
Patent of the Day: Time-Shareable Automatic Bowling Score Computer
On this day in 1976 Raymond Brunson was granted the patent for Time-Shareable Automatic Bowling Computer. U.S. Patent No. 3,974,483. This invention relates in general to binary number computing…
Patent of the Day: Four-Wheel Drive Mechanism
On this day in 1921 George W. Smith was granted the patent for Four-Wheel Drive Mechanism. U.S. Patent No. 1,386,967. The object of the invention is to provide a vertical and central drive for the…
