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Name
Number
Author
Published
friction matches
68
Phillips, Alonzo
1836
clothes washing machine
117
Hovey, William
1837
stove
2556
Salvin Kellogg
1842
door lock
3630
Yale, Linus
1844
sewing machine
4750
Howe, Jr., Elias
1846
safety pin
6281
Hunt, Walter
1849
ice-making machine
8080
Gorrie, John
1851
sewing machine
13661
Singer, Isaac
1855
shuttle sewing machine
13661
Singer, Isaac M.
1855
toilet pipes cleaner
19030
Ingram, James
1858
lock
31278
Yale, Jr., Linus
1861
pencil
33034
Faber, J. L.
1861
clothes wringer
36761
Amidon, Charles H.
1862
lawn mower
76831
Sears, S.W.
1868
elec. resistance heater
88006
Burton, Leigh
1869
fire extinguisher (pressurized)
88583
Parker, William
1869
vacuum cleaner
91145
McGaffey, Ives W.
1869
1
st
synthetic plastic
(celluloid)
105338
Hyatt, John
1870
paperclip
(earliest us patent)
D005036
McGill, George W.
1871
scrapbook
140245
Clemens, Samuel
1873
carpet sweeper
182346
Bissell, Melville
1876
dough kneader and roller
305474
Reed, Judy
1884
cabinet bed
322177
Goode, Sarah E.
1885
dish washing machine
355139
Cochran, Josephine
1886
clothes wringer
459341
Miller, Charles
1891
ironing board for sleeves
473653
Boone, Sarah
1892
vacuum cleaner
634042
Thurman, S. John
1899
safety razor
775134
Gillette, King
1904
safety razor
775135
Gillette, King
1904
air conditioning
808897
Carrier, Willis H.
1906
dresser trunk
1014853
Russell, Lillian
1912
foaming shaving cream
1015038
Lare, Benjamin F.
1912
electric refrigerator
1276612
Mellowes, Alfred W.
1918
washboard
1385442
Griffith, W. P.
1921
electric razor
(Schick™)
1721530
Schick, Jacob
1929
scotch masking tape
1760820
Drew, Richard
1930
gas refrigerator
1781541
Einstein, Albert
1930
ice cube tray (flexible)
1820134
Geyer, Harvey D.
1931
flurocarbon refrigera-tion (Freon™+B430)
1833847
Midgley
1931
bread slicer
1867377
Rohwedder, Otto F.
1932
beach and lawn chair
1911127
Wasserberg, Max
1933
polarized glass
1918848
Land, Edwin
1933
ice maker
2026214
Chilton, Ralph H.
1935
water softener
2081157
Lind, Leroy
1937
scotch cellophane tape
2177627
Drew, Richard
1939
tetrafluoroethylene (Teflon™)
2230654
Plunkett, Roy J.
1941
window air conditioner
2391859
Babcock, Earl
1946
celulose mop
2402577
Rodgers, Dorothy
1946
portable crib
2487636
Churchwell, Ernest
1949
ice cube tray with ejector
2642726
Frei, Arthur J.
1953
superglue
2768109
Coover, Harry
1956
magnetron for microwave oven
2994018
Hall, Robert N.
1961
antiperspirant deodorant
3420932
Jones, John
1969
smoke & heat alarm
3938115
Jacoby, Sidney
1976
artificial Christmas tree
3967019
Magee, Audra
1976