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Potash
Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent in history for potash which is an ingredient used in fertilizer. -
Morse Code
Samuel F. B. Morse was issued a patent for Morse Code which is used to represent numerals, the alphabet, and punctuation with a series of dots, dashes, and spaces. -
Condensed Milk
Gail Borden was issued a patent for sweetened condensed milk which is long-lasting and needs no refrigeration. -
Barbed Wire
Joseph F. Glidden was issued a patent for barbed wire which is the barbed wire of modern day and transformed the Great Plains in North America. -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison was issued a patent for his invention the phonograph which is a device used for mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. -
Calculator
William S. Burroughs was issued a patent for a calculating machine with an added printer which was the first workable adding machine. -
Airplane
The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were issued a patent for the flying machine which is the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. -
Frozen Food
Clarence Birdseye was issued a patent for frozen food which he derived from the Eskimos and how they kept their food fresh. -
Velcro
George De Mestral was issued a patent for Velcro which is a synthetic fastening system that mimics the hooks and loops of burrs. -
Laser
Arthur L. Schawlow and Charles H. Townes were issued a patent for a laser which is used for optics.
