Improved road vehicle
A patent protects the work of the inventor by excluding others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention. This patent was granted to Charles...
Improvement in pencils
On July 5, 1864, Orestes Cleveland received a patent for an improved pencil. In his application, he claims that his invention would discontinue the need for glue to...
Keeping trousers elevated
Wendell Wright submitted his application to patent a new and improved suspender fastener in 1868. Avoiding buttons, and using clamps instead, Wright claims in his...
“Life-preserving coffin”
The fear of being buried alive led Christian Henry Eisenbrandt to patent a “life-preserving coffin in doubtful cases of actual death.” In his application, he...
Lifeboat
John Macintosh submitted an application for his invention of a new and improved lifeboat in 1837. In his patent application, he claimed that, “this life-boat may be...
Like a duck to water
In 1870, Amos W. Hart of Washington, DC, submitted his patent application for an improved aquatic toy. His application explains that, in addition to propelling itself...
“Mirth-provoking” toy
On January 4, 1876, Rueben A. Smith’s patent for toy gymnasts was granted. In his application, he states that he has designed the toy to allow for “a great...