Patent of the Week: Manner of Buoying Vessels Over Shoals
On May 22, 1849, President Abraham Lincoln was granted the patent for MANNER OF BUOYING VESSELS OVER SHOALS U.S. Patent No. 6,469. This patent was…
Patent of the Week: Climbing or Trailing Rose
On August 18, 1931, Henry Bosenberg was granted the patent for CLIMBING OR TRAILING ROSE US PP1. The climbing rose or “New Dawn” was the first plant…
Patent of the Week: Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers (Teflon)
On February 4, 1941, Roy J. Plunkett was granted the patent for “Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers” also known as Teflon®. U.S. Patent No. 2,230,654. Roy…
Patent of the Week: Brewing Beer and Ale
On January 28, 1873 Louis Pasteur was granted the patent for BREWING BEER AND ALE, U.S. Patent No. 135,245. Louis Pasteur born in Dole, France was a…
Patent of the Week: Soda Fountain
Samuel Fahnestock was granted a patent for the first soda fountain on April 23, 1819. MINERAL WATER APPARATUS, U.S. Patent No. X3,096. While soda…
Patent of the Week: Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device (iPhone)
January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs, the late founder and CEO of Apple Inc., unveiled the iPhone (Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device US 2006/0197753) at the…
Patent of the Week: Mistletoe Supporting Headband
Mistletoe, a parasitic plant that thrives off the healthy plants it attaches itself to, is a plant that has been associated with Christmas for…
Patent of the Week: Traffic Signal
Today in 1923 Garrett Morgan was granted the patent for “Traffic Signal” U.S. Patent No. 1,475,024. Morgan, a hard worker with an entrepreneurial…
Patent of the Week: Dough Package
Thanksgiving is almost here and for many what they will bring or have to eat is a big part of the day. For most, the turkey tends to be the main…
Today in History Mary Anderson was Granted Patent for Windshield Wiper
On this day in 1903, Mary Anderson was granted a patent for a WINDOW CLEANING DEVICE (U.S. Patent No. 743,801), the first windshield wiper. Anderson…
Patent of the Week: Electrically Heated Garment
With winter on the horizon it is hard not to think about the cold temperatures that will soon be here. There have been many inventions to ward off…
Halloween Patent: Bat-Like Decorative Object
This BAT-LIKE DECORATIVE OBJECT, U.S. Patent No. 5,285,898, was granted on February 15, 1994. Bats are a Halloween staple and this one is sure to add…
Halloween Patent: Halloween Board Game
Going out on Halloween is not for everyone, younger kids may scare easily, some may be too old to trick-or-treat, or the weather may be nasty. The…
Halloween Patent: Combination Lighting Device
Robert S. Blake was granted a patent for a COMBINATION LIGHTING DEVICE. U.S. Patent No. 6,428,178. This Halloween device can use either a necklace or…
Patent of the Week: Caramel Apple Machinery
Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Week. This week we look at a fall favorite, caramel…
Patent of the Week: John Deere Farm Equipment and Machinery
Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Week. Now that fall is upon us and harvest is in…
Patent of the Day: Street Sweeper
Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day. On this day in 1893, James R. Gallagher was granted…
Patent of the Day: Combined Swing and Chair
Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day. On this day in 1903, Charles W. Rote was granted U.S.…
Patent of the Day: Domino
Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day. On this day in 1884, Joseph E. Crosby was granted…
Patent of the Day: Vehicle Tire
Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day. On this day in 1911, Francis H. Holton was granted…