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Inventors (A – F) Invention Date Patent Number |
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| Abrams, William. B. | HAME Attachment (Part for a draft horses’ collar) | April 14, 1891 | 450,550 |
| Adams, James S. | Airplane Propelling | ||
| Alcorn, George | Fabrication of spectrometer | October 21, 1986 | 4,618,380 |
| Allen, C. W. | Self-Leveling Table | November 1, 1898 | 613,436 |
| Allen, J. B. | Clothes Line Support | December 10, 1895 | 551,105 |
| Ashbourne (Abourne), Alexander P. | Process for Preparing Cocoanut for Domestic Use | June 1, 1875 | 163,962 |
| Biscuit Cutter | November 30 1875 | 170,460 | |
| Refining Coconut Oil | July 27, 1880 | 230,518 | |
| Process of Treating Coconut | August 21, 1877 | 194,287 | |
| Ammons, Virgie M. | Fireplace Damper Actuating Tool | September 30, 1975 | 3,908,633 |
| Bailes, William | Ladder Scaffold-Support | August 5, 1879 | 218,154 |
| Bailey, L. C. | Combined Truss and Bandage | September 25, 1883 | 285,545 |
| Folding Bed | July 18, 1899 | 629,286 | |
| Bailiff, C. O. | Shampoo Headrest | October 11, 1898 | 612,008 |
| Ballow, W. | Combined Hat-rack and Table | March 29, 1898 | 601,422 |
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Benjamin Banneker a self-taught mathematician and builder (at age 21) of the first striking clock built in the United States. An amateur astronomer, Banneker’s calculations for solar and lunar eclipses appeared in 29 editions of his almanacs, published from 1792 to 1797. In 1791 Benjamin Banneker and Pierre Charles L’Enfant are commissioned to plan and develop Washington, DC. |
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| Barnes, G.A.E. | Design for Sign | August 19, 1898 | 29,193 |
| Barry, William | Postmarking and canceling machine | ||
| Beard, Andrew. J. | Rotary Engine | July 5, 1892 | 478,271 |
| Automatic Car-Coupling Device | November 23, 1897 | 594,059 | |
| Becket, G. E. | Letter Box | October 4, 1892 | 483,525 |
| Bell, L. | Locomotive Smoke Stack | May 23, 1871 | 115,153 |
| Dough Kneader | December, 1872 | 133,823 | |
| Benjamin, L. W. | Broom Moisteners and Bridles | May 16, 1893 | 497,747 |
| Berger, Edmond | Spark Plug | ||
| Benjamin, Miss M.E. | Gong and Signal Chairs for Hotels | July 17, 1888 | 386,286 |
| Binga, M. W. | Street Sprinkling Apparatus | July 22, 1893 | 217,843 |
| Blackburn, A. B. | Railway Signal | January 10, 1888 | 376,362 |
| Spring Seat for Chairs | April 3, 1888 | 380,420 | |
| Cash Carrier | October 23, 1888 | 391,577 | |
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Blair, Henry. |
Mechanical Seed Planter | October 14, 1834 | |
| Mechanical Corn Harvester | August 31, 1836 | ||
| Blue, L. | Hand Corn Shelling Device | May 20, 1884 | 298,937 |
| Booker, I. F. | Design Rubber Scraping Knife | March 28, 1899 | 630,404 |
| Boone, Sarah | Ironing Board | April 26, 1892 | 473,653 |
| Bowman, H. A. | Making Flags | Feb 12, 1892 | 469,395 |
| Brooks, C. B. | Punch | October 31, 1893 | 507,672 |
| Street Sweepers | March 17, 1896 | 556,711 | |
| Street Sweepers | May 12, 1896 | 560,154 | |
| Brooks, Hallstead, and Page | Street Sweepers | April 21, 1896 | 558,719 |
| Brown, Henry | Receptacle for Storing and Preserving Papers | November 2, 1886 | 352,036 |
| Brown, L. F. | Bridle Bit | October 25, 1892 | 484,994 |
| Brown, Marie V. Brittan | Security System | December 2, 1969 | 3,482,037 |
| Brown, O. E. | Horse Shoe | August 23, 1892 | 481,271 |
| Brown and Latimer | Water Closets for Railway Cars | February 10, 1874 | 147,363 |
| Burr, John A. | Lawn Mower | May 9, 1899 | 624,749 |
| Burr, W. F. | Railway Switching Device | October 31, 1899 | 636,197 |
| Burridge, L. S. and Marsham | Typewriter | ||
| Burwell, W. | Boot or Shoe | November 28, 1899 | 638,143 |
| Butler, R. A. | Train Alarm | June 15, 1897 | 584,540 |
| Butts, J. W. | Luggage Carrier | October 10, 1899 | 634,611 |
| Byrd, T. J. | Improvement in Holders for Reins for Horses | February 6, 1872 | 123,328 |
| Apparatus for Detaching Horses from Carriages | March 19, 1872 | 124,790 | |
| Improvement in Neck Yokes for Wagons | April 30, 1872 | 126,181 | |
| Improvement in Rail Car Coupling | December 1, 1874 | 157,370 | |
| Campbell, W. S. | Self-Setting Animal Trap | August 30, 1881 | 246,369 |
| Cargill, B. F. | Invalid Cot | July 25, 1899 | 629,658 |
| Carrington, T. A. | Range Oven | July 25, 1876 | 180,323 |
| Carter, I. O. | Nursery Chair | 1960 | |
| Carter, W. C. | Umbrella Stand | August 4, 1865 | 323,397 |
| Carver, George Washington | Peanut Butter | 1900 | |
| 300 products from peanuts, 118 products from the sweet potato and 75 from the pecan. | 1900 – 1943 | ||
| Certain, J. M. | Parcel Carrier for Bicycles | December 26, 1899 | 639,708 |
| Cherry, M. A. | Velocipede | May 8, 1888 | 382,351 |
| Street Car Fender | January 1, 1895 | 531,908 | |
| Church, T. S. | Carpet Beating Machine | July 29, 1884 | 302,237 |
| Clark, Joan | Medicine Tray | 1987 | |
| Clare, O. B. | Rail Trestle | October 9, 1888 | 390,753 |
| Coates, R. | Over-boot for Horses | April 19, 1892 | 473,295 |
| Cook, G. | Automatic Fishing Device | May 30, 1899 | 625,829 |
| Coolidge, J. S. | Harness Attachment | November 13, 1888 | 392,908 |
| Cooper, A. R. | Shoemaker’s Jack | August 23, 1899 | 631,519 |
| Cooper, J. | Shutter and fastening | May 1, 1883 | 276,563 |
| Elevator Device | April 2, 1895 | 536,605 | |
| Elevator Device | September 21, 1897 | 590,257 | |
| Cornwell, P. W. | Draft Regulator | October 2, 1888 | 390,284 |
| Draft Regulator | February 7, 1893 | 491,082 | |
| Cralle, Alfred L. | Ice Cream Mold (Scooper) | February 2, 1897 | 576,395 |
| Creamer, H. | Steam Feed Water Trap | March 17, 1895 | 313,854 |
| Steam Trap Feeder | December 11, 1888 | 394,463 | |
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Creamer, also patented five steam traps between 1887 and 1893 |
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| Cosgrove, W. F. | Automatic Stop Plug for Gas Oil Pipes | March 17, 1885 | 313,993 |
| Dawkins, J. T. | Ventilation Aid | February 19, 1895 | 534,322 |
| Davis, I. D. | Tonic | November 2, 1886 | 351,829 |
| Davis, W. D. | Riding Saddles | October 6, 1896 | 568,939 |
| Davis, W. D., Jr. | Liberty Table | September 24, 1878 | 203,378 |
| Deitz, W. A. | Shoe | April 30, 1867 | 64,205 |
| Desjardin, William and Downing, Gertrude E. | Corner Cleaner Attachment | February 13, 1973 | 3,715,772 |
| Dickinson, J. H. | Pianola | Detroit, Michigan 1899 | |
| Dorsey, O. | Door Holding Device | December 10, 1878 | 210,764 |
| Dorticus, C. J. | Device for Applying Coloring Liquids to Soles/Heels of Shoes | March 18, 1895 | 535,850 |
| Machine for Embossing Photo | April 16, 1895 | 537,442 | |
| Photographic Print Wash | April 23, 1895 | 537,968 | |
| Hose Leak Stop | July 18, 1899 | 629,315 | |
| Downing, Gertrude E. and Desjardin, William | Corner Cleaner Attachment | February 13, 1973 | 3,715,772 |
| Downing, Phillip B. | Electric Switch for Railroad | June 17, 1890 | 430,118 |
| Letter Box | October 27, 1891 | 462,093 | |
| Street Letter Box | October 27, 1891 | 462,096 | |
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1941 – Dr. Charles Richard Drew creator of the plasma method of blood preservation sets up and runs the pioneer blood plasma bank in Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. This bank will serve as one of the models for the system of banks operated later by the American Red Cross and established them around The World. |
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| Dunnington, J. H. | Horse Detachers | March 16, 1897 | 578,979 |
| Edmonds, T. H. | Separating Screens | July 20, 1897 | 586,724 |
| Elgin, Ellen | Clothes Wringer | 1880s | |
| Elkins, T. | Dining, Ironing Table and Quilting Frame Combined | February 22, 1870 | 100,020 |
| Chamber Commode | January 9, 1872 | 122,518 | |
| Refrigerating Apparatus | November 4, 1879 | 221,222 | |
| Toilet | 1897 | ||
| Emeagwali, Philip | World’s Fastest Computer | 1989 | |
| Accurate Weather Forecasting | 1990 | ||
| Improved Petroleum Recovery | 1990 | ||
| Hyperball Computer | April 1996 | ||
| Evans, J. H. | Convertible Settees | October 5, 1897 | 591,059 |
| Faulkner, H. | Ventilated Shoes | April 29, 1890 | 426,495 |
| Ferrell, F. J. | Steam Trap | February 11, 1890 | 420,993 |
| Apparatus for Melting Snow | May 27, 1890 | 428,670 | |
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Ferrell also patented eight valves between 1890 and 1933 |
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| Fisher, D. A. | Joiners’ Clamp | April 20, 1875 | 132,281 |
| Furniture Castor | March 14, 1876 | 174,794 | |
| Flemming, Robert F., Jr | Guitar | March 3, 1886 | 338,727 |
| Forten, James | Sailing Apparatus | 1850 | |
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A MIND “REALLY” IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE |
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