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Birthday of First US Patent


Milestones in U.S. patenting - USPTO

1790 | Congress passed the first patent statute in U.S. history on April 10. After the passage of the act, the first Patent Board, made up ...

Anniversary of the First Patent Issued in the United States - GovInfo

On July 31, 1790, they first opened their doors and issued the first patent to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a process of making potash, an ingredient used in ...

Birthday of First US Patent | In Custodia Legis

Share this post: Share this page on Facebook; Share this page on X ... On this day in 1790, the United States government issued a patent to Samuel ...

Correcting the Record on America's First Patent Holder - Judicature

After extensive archival research, Maxey determined that the true first US patent holder was a Maryland native who relocated to Philadelphia around 1760.

Patents | George Washington's Mount Vernon

Patent X4, Francis Baily, 1/29/1791, United States Patent and Trademark Office. 6. The first patent was granted on July 31, 1790. Samuel Hopkins ...

What was the First U.S. Patent? - History Factory

This Month in Business History: The First U.S. Patent · Textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution. · Artist Peter Tillemans' ...

Samuel Hopkins (inventor) - Wikipedia

Samuel Hopkins (December 9, 1743 – 1818) was an American inventor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, On July 31, 1790, he was granted the first U.S. patent, ...

U.S. Patent Milestones

The US government has granted millions of patents since Samuel Hopkins received the first patent in US history on July 31, 1790.

For 1st U.S. Patent's Anniversary, 5 Patently Fun Facts About Patents

Today marks the anniversary of the first U.S. patent. On July 31, 1790, Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent, for a procedure for ...

The Bicentennial of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...

On June 1, 1802, the Secretary of State appointed Dr. William Thornton to serve as the first clerk at the Department of State. In that position, ...

First Patent Act Anniversary | COJK PLLC

... the 225th year anniversary of the Patent Act of 1790, the first patent statute passed by the federal government of the United States. It w.

Patent No. 1 | Intellectual Ventures

In an important footnote to U.S. economic history, July 31, 1790 marks the date of the first patent granted in the U.S. The Patent Board had ...

The First Patent Issued in the United States

Samuel Hopkins (1743-1818) became the recipient and holder of the first United States Patent, and the Patent was signed by President George Washington.

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FROM ...

The attention of Congress was first called to the matter by Commissioner Mason, in 1856, as will be seen from the following quotation from his annual report of ...

History of United States patent law - Wikipedia

1790 – First US Patent Act drafted in the US Constitution. · 1800 – Law prohibited foreigners to apply for patents in the US, unless they had been residents for ...

Licensing the First US Patent | Lemelson

On July 31, 1790, the inventor Samuel Hopkins was awarded the first US patent for a new method of making potash and pearl ash. Potash, later ...

Happy Birthday Patent Act!!!!!

Happy Birthday, US Patent Act Patents havent been ... In 1790, Samuel Hopkins of Pittsford, Vermont received the first United States patent ...

A Brief History of the Patent Law of the United States

Although there seems to have been an earlier law directed specifically at inventions relating to the manufacture of silk, the first law ...

How much did it cost to purchase the first patent?

April 10, 1790 — The US Patent system formed today when President George Washington signed the bill that gave inventors rights to their ...

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Issues its 8 Millionth Patent

1 was issued to John Ruggles on July 13, 1836, the very FIRST U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins on July 31, 1790. Fair Enough. Submitted ...


Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrVXfXZHZUsX9FLNgMEPOaNd6h2lk-1nccip2lihRgHc-QwtB7

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.

Twelfth Night

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Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season.

Tarzan of the Apes

Novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS4ulDkB9e9bPwmEwBVeU7r8Sqr6cGJkgMGWu_VfPg7XMIGGzCV

Tarzan of the Apes is a 1912 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the first in the Tarzan series. The story was first printed in the pulp magazine The All-Story in October 1912 before being released as a novel in June 1914.

Nikola Tesla

American inventor and electrical engineer https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTepczNU-MODx_K7OAMX0q855n30lpKW1iZStLW90cTIYgeJPPZ

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.

Hedy Lamarr

American actress and inventor https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTgIHNBwmjTAYj5olnW2ZF2UvTSfSjGm8gQ3njJuvTk30RgOxLB

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial erotic romantic drama Ecstasy, she fled from her first husband, Friedrich Mandl, and secretly moved to Paris.

Alexander Graham Bell

Scottish-Canadian inventor and scientist https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRnPXswkwuiNByiEHKIm0EbvVaPEDqFRsmoCqBmgUk8rGlZII9e

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885.