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1/2 #OnThisDay in 1906, Willis Carrier received U.S. #Patent No. 808,897 for an “Apparatus for Treating Air”, widely regarded as the first spray-type air-conditioning system.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1906, Willis Carrier received U.S. #Patent No. 808,897 for an “Apparatus for Treating Air”, widely regarded as the first spray-type air-conditioning system.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
1/6 #OnThisDay in 1944, Alexander Weygers, a Dutch-American polymath artist-engineer, filed a patent application for the “Discopter” that reads like a prequel to the modern UFO age. Granted as U.S. #Patent 2,377,835 in 1945.
#OTD #PatentHistory #UFO #Discopter
#OTD #PatentHistory #UFO #Discopter
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
1/6 #OnThisDay in 1944, Alexander Weygers, a Dutch-American polymath artist-engineer, filed a patent application for the “Discopter” that reads like a prequel to the modern UFO age. Granted as U.S. #Patent 2,377,835 in 1945.
#OTD #PatentHistory #UFO #Discopter
#OTD #PatentHistory #UFO #Discopter
Fisk really did patent these. Here are the drawings from Almond D. Fisk’s U.S. #Patent No. 5,920 for “Improvement in Coffins” granted on November 14, 1848.
January 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Fisk really did patent these. Here are the drawings from Almond D. Fisk’s U.S. #Patent No. 5,920 for “Improvement in Coffins” granted on November 14, 1848.
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1935, Charles Darrow received U.S. #Patent No. 2,026,082 for a “Board game apparatus”, the game the world knows as Monopoly.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Monopoly
#OTD #PatentHistory #Monopoly
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1935, Charles Darrow received U.S. #Patent No. 2,026,082 for a “Board game apparatus”, the game the world knows as Monopoly.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Monopoly
#OTD #PatentHistory #Monopoly
Great share. Here’s an original figure from John H. Tuttle’s US Patent 2,306,575 showing Checker’s open rear passenger section.
#AutomotiveHistory #CheckerTaxi #PatentHistory
#AutomotiveHistory #CheckerTaxi #PatentHistory
December 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Great share. Here’s an original figure from John H. Tuttle’s US Patent 2,306,575 showing Checker’s open rear passenger section.
#AutomotiveHistory #CheckerTaxi #PatentHistory
#AutomotiveHistory #CheckerTaxi #PatentHistory
#OnThisDay in 1931, Emanuel Goldberg received U.S. #Patent No. 1,838,389 for a “Statistical Machine”, an electromechanical, photoelectric microfilm selector that could automatically locate and retrieve indexed documents. A key ancestor of modern search.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 1931, Emanuel Goldberg received U.S. #Patent No. 1,838,389 for a “Statistical Machine”, an electromechanical, photoelectric microfilm selector that could automatically locate and retrieve indexed documents. A key ancestor of modern search.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
Here are the original patnt specification of the Semples’s 1869 patent.
December 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Here are the original patnt specification of the Semples’s 1869 patent.
#OnThisDay in 1886, Josephine Cochrane received U.S. #Patent No. 355,139 for a “Dish-washing machine”.
Frustrated that her delicate dishes kept getting damaged, she engineered a hand-powered washer that actually worked, the first successful dishwasher. Innovation starts at home.
#PatentHistory
Frustrated that her delicate dishes kept getting damaged, she engineered a hand-powered washer that actually worked, the first successful dishwasher. Innovation starts at home.
#PatentHistory
December 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#OnThisDay in 1886, Josephine Cochrane received U.S. #Patent No. 355,139 for a “Dish-washing machine”.
Frustrated that her delicate dishes kept getting damaged, she engineered a hand-powered washer that actually worked, the first successful dishwasher. Innovation starts at home.
#PatentHistory
Frustrated that her delicate dishes kept getting damaged, she engineered a hand-powered washer that actually worked, the first successful dishwasher. Innovation starts at home.
#PatentHistory
#OnThisDay in 1897, Hosea W. Libbey received U.S. #Patent No. 596,273 for an “Electric Bicycle”. Ahead of its time, it showed how electric power could make everyday travel easier and cleaner, a step toward modern e-mobility.
#PatentHistory #BicycleHistory #ElectricBicycle #eBike
#PatentHistory #BicycleHistory #ElectricBicycle #eBike
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 1897, Hosea W. Libbey received U.S. #Patent No. 596,273 for an “Electric Bicycle”. Ahead of its time, it showed how electric power could make everyday travel easier and cleaner, a step toward modern e-mobility.
#PatentHistory #BicycleHistory #ElectricBicycle #eBike
#PatentHistory #BicycleHistory #ElectricBicycle #eBike
1/3 Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Wishing you a season filled with warm lights, cherished ornaments, and a Christmas tree at the heart of it all. 🎄✨
#Christmas #ChristmasTree
#Christmas #ChristmasTree
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
1/3 Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Wishing you a season filled with warm lights, cherished ornaments, and a Christmas tree at the heart of it all. 🎄✨
#Christmas #ChristmasTree
#Christmas #ChristmasTree
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1919, Alice H. Parker, an African American woman inventor from Morristown, New Jersey, received U.S. Patent No. 1,325,905 for a “Heating Furnace”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #WomenInventors #BlackHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #WomenInventors #BlackHistory
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1919, Alice H. Parker, an African American woman inventor from Morristown, New Jersey, received U.S. Patent No. 1,325,905 for a “Heating Furnace”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #WomenInventors #BlackHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #WomenInventors #BlackHistory
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1891, Seth Wheeler received U.S. #Patent No. 465,588 for the “Toilet paper roll”.
#PatentHistory #USPTO
#PatentHistory #USPTO
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1891, Seth Wheeler received U.S. #Patent No. 465,588 for the “Toilet paper roll”.
#PatentHistory #USPTO
#PatentHistory #USPTO
#OnThisDay in 1839, Frederick Barnard of Philadelphia received U.S. #Patent No. 1,439 for a “mode of constructing portable houses for emigrants”. An early concept of a prefabricated house, also called a “prefab”.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
December 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 1839, Frederick Barnard of Philadelphia received U.S. #Patent No. 1,439 for a “mode of constructing portable houses for emigrants”. An early concept of a prefabricated house, also called a “prefab”.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OnThisDay in 1938, U.S. #Patent No. 2,141,059 was granted to Vladimir Zworykin for his “Television System”, the #Iconoscope. It was a photoelectric pickup tube that converted images into electrical signals and helped make fully electronic TV practical.
#OTD #PatentHistory #TelevisionHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #TelevisionHistory
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 1938, U.S. #Patent No. 2,141,059 was granted to Vladimir Zworykin for his “Television System”, the #Iconoscope. It was a photoelectric pickup tube that converted images into electrical signals and helped make fully electronic TV practical.
#OTD #PatentHistory #TelevisionHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #TelevisionHistory
#OnThisDay in 1871, Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, received U.S. #Patent No. 121,992 for an “Improvement in adjustable and detachable straps for Garments”.
Even literary legends file patent applications.
#OTD #PatentHistory #USPTO
Even literary legends file patent applications.
#OTD #PatentHistory #USPTO
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#OnThisDay in 1871, Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, received U.S. #Patent No. 121,992 for an “Improvement in adjustable and detachable straps for Garments”.
Even literary legends file patent applications.
#OTD #PatentHistory #USPTO
Even literary legends file patent applications.
#OTD #PatentHistory #USPTO
#OnThisDay in 1901, a young, struggling physicist named Albert Einstein formally applied for a job as a #PatentExaminer at the Swiss Patent Office.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#OnThisDay in 1901, a young, struggling physicist named Albert Einstein formally applied for a job as a #PatentExaminer at the Swiss Patent Office.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OnThisDay in 1979, U.S. #DesignPatent D253,711 was issued to G. Christiansen and J. Knudsen for the iconic “Toy figure”, better known as the #LEGO minifigure!
This little yellow guy revolutionized play and has starred in billions of adventures since.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Minifigure #ToyHistory
This little yellow guy revolutionized play and has starred in billions of adventures since.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Minifigure #ToyHistory
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#OnThisDay in 1979, U.S. #DesignPatent D253,711 was issued to G. Christiansen and J. Knudsen for the iconic “Toy figure”, better known as the #LEGO minifigure!
This little yellow guy revolutionized play and has starred in billions of adventures since.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Minifigure #ToyHistory
This little yellow guy revolutionized play and has starred in billions of adventures since.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Minifigure #ToyHistory
#OnThisDay in 1903, the Wright brothers lifted off at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk and proved that controlled, powered, sustained flight was possible. Twelve seconds and roughly 120 feet later, the trajectory of modern technology had changed.
#OTD #AviationHistory #WrightBrothers
#OTD #AviationHistory #WrightBrothers
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#OnThisDay in 1903, the Wright brothers lifted off at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk and proved that controlled, powered, sustained flight was possible. Twelve seconds and roughly 120 feet later, the trajectory of modern technology had changed.
#OTD #AviationHistory #WrightBrothers
#OTD #AviationHistory #WrightBrothers
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1844, Richard Richards of Lynn, Massachusetts received U.S. #Patent No. 3,857 for a leather sole-cutting machine.
#OTD #PatentHistory #ShoeHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #ShoeHistory
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1844, Richard Richards of Lynn, Massachusetts received U.S. #Patent No. 3,857 for a leather sole-cutting machine.
#OTD #PatentHistory #ShoeHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #ShoeHistory
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1930, U.S. #DesignPatent No. D82,802 issued to Walter E. Disney for the ornamental design of a “Toy or Similar Article” featuring an early Mickey Mouse figure.
#OTD #PatentHistory #WalterDisney #Disney #MickeyMouse
#OTD #PatentHistory #WalterDisney #Disney #MickeyMouse
December 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1930, U.S. #DesignPatent No. D82,802 issued to Walter E. Disney for the ornamental design of a “Toy or Similar Article” featuring an early Mickey Mouse figure.
#OTD #PatentHistory #WalterDisney #Disney #MickeyMouse
#OTD #PatentHistory #WalterDisney #Disney #MickeyMouse
Do you meant this Pillsbury's trademark?
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Do you meant this Pillsbury's trademark?
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1836, the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C., burned in what became known as the Great Patent Fire. The blaze destroyed all 9,957 patent records and roughly 7,000 patent models, wiping out much of the early U.S. patent archive.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Patents #USPTO
#OTD #PatentHistory #Patents #USPTO
December 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1836, the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C., burned in what became known as the Great Patent Fire. The blaze destroyed all 9,957 patent records and roughly 7,000 patent models, wiping out much of the early U.S. patent archive.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Patents #USPTO
#OTD #PatentHistory #Patents #USPTO
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1903, U.S. Patent No. 747,322 was granted to Pattillo Higgins for a “Spudding and pipe-driving machine”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #OilHistory #Spindletop
#OTD #PatentHistory #OilHistory #Spindletop
December 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1903, U.S. Patent No. 747,322 was granted to Pattillo Higgins for a “Spudding and pipe-driving machine”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #OilHistory #Spindletop
#OTD #PatentHistory #OilHistory #Spindletop
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1903, U.S. #Patent No. 746,971 was granted to Italian immigrant Italo Marchiony (aka Italo Marchioni) for a “Mold” designed to make ice cream cones.
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1903, U.S. #Patent No. 746,971 was granted to Italian immigrant Italo Marchiony (aka Italo Marchioni) for a “Mold” designed to make ice cream cones.
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1948, U.S. #Patent No. 2,455,992 was granted to Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann for the “Cathode-ray tube amusement device”, often considered the first video game.
#OTD #PatentHistory #VideoGameHistory #GamingHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #VideoGameHistory #GamingHistory
December 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1948, U.S. #Patent No. 2,455,992 was granted to Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann for the “Cathode-ray tube amusement device”, often considered the first video game.
#OTD #PatentHistory #VideoGameHistory #GamingHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #VideoGameHistory #GamingHistory