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…

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.…

Patent of the Day: Medical Ozonizer


On this day in 1905 Marius Otto was granted the patent for Medical Ozonizer. U.S. Patent No. 790,655. This patent relates to a process of ozonization…

Patent of the Day: Weather Strip


On this day in 1884 Perry Reynolds was granted the patent for Weather Strip. U.S. Patent No. 299,089 The object of this invention is to provide a…

Patent of the Day: Riding-Skirt


On this day in 1896, Haskel Silverman was granted the patent for Riding-Skirt. U.S. Patent No. 560,602. This invention relates to ladies' riding…

Patent of the Day: Cow’s Tail Holder


On this day in 1915 Elmer Quick was granted the patent for Cow's Tail Holder. U.S. Patent No. 1,140,186. This invention relates to the milking of…

Patent of the Day: Paper Clip


On this day in 1921, Clarence C. Collette was granted the patent for Paper Clip, U.S. Patent No. 1,378,525. This invention has for its object to…

Patent of the Day: Drive-In Theater


On this day in 1933, Richard J. Hollingshead was granted the patent for Drive-In Theater. U.S. Patent No. 1,909,537. His invention related more…

Patent of the Day: Ant Trap


On this day in 1941, G.G. Wittwer et al. were granted the patent for Ant Trap. U.S. Patent No. 2,242,099. One of the objects of this invention is to…

Patent of the Day: Shoe Stretcher


On this day in 1909 Charles Lewis Passmore was granted the patent for Shoe Stretcher. U.S. Patent No. 921,152. The object of this invention is to…

Patent of the Day: Cushion Cleaning Machine


On this day in 1898, George N. Dow and Herman Stern were granted the patent for Cushion Cleaning Machine. U.S. Patent No. 603,828. Their invention is…

Patent of the Day: Head Covering


On this day in 1916, Hyman Rosenbaum, was granted the patent for Head Covering. U.S. Patent No. 1,182,210. The object of this invention is to provide…

Patent of the Day: Turbine


On this day in 1913, Nikola Tesla was granted the patent for Turbine. U.S. Patent No. 1,061,206. The object of the invention is to overcome…

Patent of the Day: Finger Protector for Cigarette Smokers


Things have certainly changed since 1936 when smoking was popular,  glamorized and even encouraged. Theron E. Hatcher, inventor for this patent that…

Star Wars Day – May the 4th be with You


May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day. Some will celebrate by dressing up, others will watch a Star Wars marathon, but we will celebrate by regaling in the…

Patent of the Day: Trench Weapon


On this day in 1921 Samuel M. Kass was granted the patent for Trench Weapon. U.S. Patent No. 1,376,888. His invention related to weapons suitable for…

Patent of the Day: Swimming Tube


On this day in 1930 the patent for Swimming Tube was granted. U.S. Patent No. 1,756,383.

Patent of the Day: Edible Label for Bread and the Like


On this day in 1909 the patent for Edible Label for Bread and the Like was granted. U.S. Patent No. 919,736.

Patent of the Day: Pyrotechnic Device (Fireworks)


On this day in 1908 the patent for Pyrotechnic Device was granted, U.S. Patent No. 885,689.

Patent of the Day: Pattern Forming Puzzle and Method with Pieces Rotatable in Groups (Original Rubik’s Cube)


On this day in 1972 Larry Nichols was granted the patent for Pattern Forming Puzzle and Method with Pieces Rotatable in Groups, better known today at…