Patent of the Day: Mouse Trap

On this day in 1943 Henry Peterson was granted the patent for Mouse Trap.  U.S. Patent No. 2,321,617. The object of this invention is to provide a mouse trap made of metal, for sanitary reasons, and…


Patent of the Day: Combination Shoulder and Lap Safety Belt (seat belt)

On this day in 1955 Roger W. Griswold II et al, were granted the patent for Combination Shoulder and Lap Safety Belts. U.S. Patent No. 2,710,649. This invention relates to combined shoulder and lap…


Patent of the Day: Circuit Breaker and Closer for Alternating Currents

On this day in 1905 Andrew Gray was granted the patent for Circuit Breaker and Closers for Alternating Currents. U.S. Patent No. 792,020. This inventions relates to circuit-closers for heaving…


Patent of the Day: Method of Gravity Liquid Separation of Solids

On this day in 1913 Francis I. DuPont was granted the patent for Method of Gravity Liquid Separation of Solids. U.S. Patent No. 1,064,459. In this improved method a liquid other than water which is…


Patent of the Day: Job-Printing Press

On this day in 1903 Frank W. Pohl was granted the patent for Job-Printing Press.  U.S. Patent No. 730,396. This invention relates to job-printing presses, and its object is to produce a job-press…


Patent of the Day: Alarm Clock

On this day in 1909 Hiram Phelps Arms was granted the patent for Alarm Clock. U.S. Patent No. 924,127. The object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap alarm clock which may be placed…


Patent of the Day: Respirator

On this day in 1892 Gustave Pozdena was granted the patent for Respirator. U.S. Patent No. 476,486. This invention relates to that class of devices used in protecting the respiratory organs from…


Patent of the Day: Sleeping Bag

On this day in 1942 Eddie Bauer filed the patent for sleeping bag. The patent was later granted on January 4, 1944 as U.S.Patent No. 2.338.226. It is well known that the sleeping bad or sleeping…


Patent of the Day: Beer Pump

On this day in 1886 Mark L. Deering was granted the patent for Beer Pump. U.S. Patent No. 342,901. This invention relates to improvements in beer-pumps in which a faucit made double or quadruple, as…


Patent of the Day: Adhesive Tape

On this day in 1930 Richard Gurley Drew was granted the patent for Adhesive Tape. U.S. Patent No. 1,760,820. This invention relates in general to adhesives, adhesive compositions or adhesive sheets…


Patent of the Day: Gun for Shooting Marbles

On this day in 1903 Sylvester H. Strasser was granted the patent for Gun for Shooting Marbles. U.S. Patent No. 729,444. The object of this invention is to construct the barrel of the gun in a simple…


Patent of the Day: Nursing Bottle Holder

On this day in 1927 Theresa Nuernberg filed the patent for Nursing Bottle Holder. This patent was granted May 22, 1928 as U.S. Patent No. 1,671,085. The object of this invention is to provide a…