1. Cinematography — 2023-10-09 23:41:17

   … patent and on 16th November 1888, he received a British patent for his invention. == Mysterious death == After being granted the patents Louis Le Prince mysteriously vanished. This meant Le Prince was never able to perform a planned public de…

2. Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51

   …rd George Bowen (born Swansea, [[Wales]]) to start further research at Orfordness. On** April 2, 1935** Watson-Watt was granted a patent for radar. By June they were detecting aircraft at 17 miles, which was enough to stop all work on competing …

3. Cary Grant — 2021-08-20 10:57:47

   … the son of a potter, worked as a tailor but was an alcoholic. {{Image url="CaryGrantPlaque.jpg" class="left" title="Cary Grant plaque in Hughenden Road, Bristol" width="" }} Grant took up with Bob Pender…
   …n New York he left the troupe and headed for Hollywood. Known for his debonair demeanor, and "//dashing good looks//", Grant is one of Hollywood's definitive leading men. Cary Grant exuded style, charm and sophistication. Grant performed in fil…

4. Ice Cream Cone — 2021-08-14 20:22:38

   …am street vendors used at the time. She also gave public lectures on cooking, ran an agency for domestic staff and was granted a patent for an improved ice cream machine that could freeze a pint of ice cream in five minutes. She also suggested …

5. Rubber — 2021-08-12 20:24:10

   …tion that his hardened rubber could be used for making moulds for softer rubber articles. == Many uses == Hancock was granted a total of '''16 patents''' relating to rubber between 1820 and 1847. In 1822 he developed rubber tubing that could b…

6. Light Bulb — 2021-08-09 21:56:27

   …~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is commented out for reference only Edison patent was 4 November 1879 granted Jan 1880. on October 8, 1883 the US Patent Office ruled that Edison’s US Patent was invalid due to prior art by Wi…

7. Can — 2021-08-09 21:53:19

   …n 1810 Durand from [[England]] patented the use of tin-coated iron "**Food Can**" or canning. The patent (No 3372) was granted on August 25, 1810 by King George III. /* event_date="25 August 1810" The tin food can is invented */ **Peter Duran…

8. Refrigeration — 2021-08-08 18:50:45

   … cold country anyway. == [[Domestic]] Refrigerator == A inventor called Jacob Perkins came to England in 1818 and was granted the first patent for a '//vapor-compression refrigeration cycle//', on August 14, 1835 his device was the first that …

9. Patent Leather — 2021-01-31 22:10:03

   … leather used for shoes was patented in 1793 by a gentleman from Birmingham [[Warwickshire]], [[England]]. After being granted the patent, Hand’s method was discussed, in a British publication called "The Bee"in 1793. ^^A gentleman of the na…

10. Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10

    …hey had inadvertently sucked a fair amount of '''gold''' dust into their dustbag. == World Patent == In 1903 Booth was granted world patent rights for the vacuum cleaner. This started a long round of legal battles as would-be competitors attemp…

11. Pop Rivet — 2020-08-17 14:41:51

    …larly useful in Aircraft manufacture. == Naval and Aircraft == Wylie was an engineer and Royal Navy reservist, he was granted a British patent for "an improved means of closing tubular rivets." in 1917. He then joined the British aircraft com…

12. Hydraulics — 2020-08-17 13:24:35

    … 1814" death_place="London" }} === Joseph Bramah 1795 === ~-[[CategoryIndustry]]::[[1700s]] {{toc}} Joseph Bramah was granted a patent for his **hydraulic press** in 1795. Joseph Bramah was born in Stainborough, Barnsley [[Yorkshire]], [[Engl…

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