Eye Spray Patent

Patent of the Day: Eye Spray


On this day in 1949 Anna Rehn was granted the patent for EYE SPRAY. U.S. Patent No. 2,458,876. This invention relates to eye sprays and has for its…

Baseball Mask Patent

Patent of the Day: Baseball Mask


On this day in 1888 George Barnard was granted the patent for BASEBALL MASK. U.S. Patent No. 376,278. The style of mask used by baseball catchers is…

Loud-Speaker Horn Patent

Patent of the Day: Loud Speaker Horn


On this day in 1951 Paul W. Klipsch was granted the patent for LOUD SPEAKER HORN. U.S. Patent No. 2,537,141. One object of the invention is to…

Vermin Trap Patent

Patent of the Day: Vermin Trap or Insulator


On this day in 1880 Earl P. Denton was granted the patent for VERMIN TRAP OR INSULATOR. U.S. Patent No. 223,321. This invention is designed to…

Metalloscope Patent

Patent of the Day: Metalloscope


On this day in 1937 Gerhard R. Fisher was granted the patent for METALLOSCOPE. U.S. Patent No. 2,066,561. This patent relates to metalloscopes, a…

Egg Opener Patent

Patent of the Day: Egg Opener with Annular Cutting Flange and Suction Cup Holder


On this day in 1949 Victor E. Murray was granted the patent for EGG OPENER WITH AN ANNULAR CUTTING FLANGE AND SUCTION CUP HOLDER. U.S. Patent No.…

First Aid Pack Patent

Patent of the Day: First Aid Packet


On this day in 1905 William M. Davis was granted the patent for FIRST AID PACKET. U.S. Patent No. 779,266. This invention relates to what are known…

Bill Holder Patent

Patent of the Day: Bill Holder


On this day in 1919 Emmett J. McKey was granted the patent for BILL-HOLDER. U.S. Patent No. 1,326,602. This invention relates to a bill book and its…

Cuff Adjuster Patent

Patent of the Day: Cuff Adjuster


On this day in 1885 Lucien A. Stillwagon was granted the patent for CUFF HOLDER. U.S. Patent No. 333,485. The object of this invention is to provide…

Jawbone wristband

Fitbit Drops Case against Rival Jawbone


Fitbit Inc. has been involved in a contemptuous patent and trade secrets legal battle with AlphiCom Inc.’s Jawbone for over a year now. As of Friday,…

Air Cond Shoe Patent

Patent of the Day: Gravity Powered Shoe Air Conditioner


On this day in 1994 Israel Siegel was granted the patent for GRAVITY POWERED SHOE AIR CONDITIONER. U.S. Patent No. 5,375,430. A compressor-expander…

Mistletoe Headband Patent

Christmas Patent of the Day: Mistletoe Supporting Headband


Ronald J. Mosca was granted the patent for MISTLETOE SUPPORTING HEADBAND on December 18, 1983. U.S. Patent No. 4,488,316. This novel and unique…

Santa Visit Kit Patent

Christmas Patent of the Day: Santa Claus Visit Kit


On August 21, 2007 John Cook was granted the patent for SANTA CLAUS VISIT KIT. U.S. Patent No. 7,258,592. This invention relates to a kit showing…

Invertible Christmas Tree Patent

Christmas Patent of the Day: Invertible Christmas Tree


Bruce A. Schooley and assignee Balsam Hill LLC were granted the patent for INVERTIBLE CHRISTMAS TREE on March 31, 2015. U.S. Patent No. 8,993,077.…

Santa Claus Detector Patent

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…

Mickey Mouse Design Patent

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…

Lawn Mower Patent

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…

Light bulb with money coming out

Value Of A Patent System


Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution grants Congress the power “[t]o promote the progress of science and useful arts, by…