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1
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A.P. Abourne
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Refining of coconut oil.
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July 27, 1980
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2
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A. B. Blackburn
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Spring seat for chairs. Patent# 380,420 |
April 3, 1888
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3
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A.C. Richardson
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Casket-Lowering Device. Patent# 529,311
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November 13, 1894
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4
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A.C. Richardson
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Churn. Patent # 466,470
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February 17, 1891
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5
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A.E. Long and A.A. Jones--
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Caps For Bottles And Jars
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1898
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6
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A.L. Lewis
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Window Cleaner
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1892
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7
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A.L. Rickman
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Galoshes
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1898
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8
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Anna M. Mangin
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Pastry fork
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March 1, 1892
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9
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Alexander P. Ashbourne
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Biscuit Cutter
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November, 1875
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10
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Alexander Miles
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Elevator and also safety device for elevators. Patent No. 371,207
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October11, 1887
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11
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Alfred L. Cralle
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Ice Cream Scooper. Patent # 576,395
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February 2,1897
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12
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Alice Parker
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Heating Furnace
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1918
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13
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Andrew Beard
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Automatic Car Coupling Device
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1897
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14
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Augustus Jackson
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Ice cream
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1832
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15
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B. F. Cargill
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Invalid cot. Patent# 629,658
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July 25, 1899
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16
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B.F. Jackson
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Gas Burner
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17
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Benjamin Banneker
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Clock, Prints for Wash. DC 1st Almanac
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18
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Bessie V. Griffin
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Portable Receptacle
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1951
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19
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C.B. Brook
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Street Sweeper
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1896
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20
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C.V. Richey
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Fire Escape Bracket. Patent # 596,427 |
December 28, 1897
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21
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C. W. Allen
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Self Leveling table. Patent # 613,436 |
November 1, 1898
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22
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D. McCree
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Portable Fire Escape. Patent # 440,322
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November 11, 1890
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23
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Darryl Thomas
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Cattle Roping Apparatus
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24
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Dr. Charles Drew
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Invented Blood Banks And Established Them Around The World
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1940
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25
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
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Performed First Open Heart Surgery
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1893
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26
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Edmond Berger
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Spark Plug
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27
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Elbert R. Robinson
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Electric Railway Trolley
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28
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Ellen Elgin
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Clothes Wringer
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1880s
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29
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Elijah Mccoy
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Automatic Lubrication System (For Railroad And Heavy Machinery)
1892
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July 2, 1872
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30
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Folarin Sosan
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Package-Park (Solves Package Delivery Dilemma)
www.maita.com
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1997
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31
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Frederick Jones
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Ticket Dispensing Machine. Patent # 2163754 |
June 27, 1939
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32
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Frederick Jones
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Starter Generator. Patent # 2475842 |
July 12, 1949
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33
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Frederick Jones
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Two-Cycle gasoline Engine. Patent # 2523273 |
November 28, 1950
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34
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Frederick Jones
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Air Condition. Patent # 2475841
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July 12, 1949
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35
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Frederick Jones
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Portable X-Ray Machine
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36
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G.W. Murray
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Cultivator and Marker. Patent # 517,961 |
April 10, 1894
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37
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G.W. Murray
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Combined Furrow Opener and Stalk-Knocker. Patent # 517,960 |
April 10, 1894
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38
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G.W. Murray
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Fertilizer Distributor. Patent# 520,889
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June 5, 1894
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39
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G.W. Murray
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Cotton Chopper. Patent # 520,888
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June 5, 1894
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40
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G.W. Murray
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Planter. Patent # 520,887
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June 5, 1894
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41
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G. F. Grant
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Golf Tee. Patent # 638,920
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December 12, 1899
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42
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G.T. Sampson
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Clothes Drier
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1892
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43
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G.W. Kelley
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Steam Table
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1897
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44
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Garret A. Morgan
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Gas Mask (Saved Many Lives During WWI)
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1914
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45
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George Alcorn
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Fabrication of spectrometer. Patent # 4,618,380 |
October 21, 1986
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46
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George Tolivar
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Ship's propeller
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47
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George Washington Carver
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Peanut Butter
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1900
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48
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George Washington Carver
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300 products from peanuts, 118 products
from the sweet potato and 75 from the pecan. |
1900-1943
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49
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Garret A. Morgan
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Automatic Traffic Signal
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1923
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50
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Gertrude E. Downing and William Desjardin
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Corner Cleaner Attachment.
Patent # 3,715,772
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February 13, 1973
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51
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Granville Woods
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Telephone (His Telephone Was Far Superior To Alexander Graham
Bell's)
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Dec. 2,1884
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52
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Granville Woods
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Trolley Car
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1888
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53
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Granville Woods
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Multiplex Telegraph System (Allowed Messages To Be Sent And
Received From Moving Trains)
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1887
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54
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Granville Woods
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Railway Air Brakes (The First Safe Method Of Stopping Trains) 1903
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55
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Granville Woods
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Steam Boiler/Radiator
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1884
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56
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Granville Woods--
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Third Rail (Subway)
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57
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H. Grenon
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Razor Stropping Device. Patent # 554,867 |
February 18, 1896
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58
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H.H. Reynolds
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Window Ventilator for Railroad Cars.
Patent No.275,271
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April 3, 1883
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59
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H.A. Jackson
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Kitchen Table
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60
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Henry Blair
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Mechanical Seed Planter
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1830
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61
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Henry Blair
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Mechanical Corn Harvester
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62
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Henry Single
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Patented an Improved Fish Hook. He sold it later for $625.
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1854
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63
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Henry Sampson
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Cellular Phone
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July 6th, 1971
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64
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I.O. Carter
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Nursery Chair
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1960
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65
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Issac R. Johnson
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Bicycle Frame
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66
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J. A. Joyce
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Ore Bucket. Patent # 603,143
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April 26, 1898
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67
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J. Hawkins
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Patented the Gridiron
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March 3, 1845
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68
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J. Gregory
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Motor
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69
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J.A. Sweeting
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Cigarette Roller
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1897
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70
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J.B. Winters
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Fire Escape Ladder
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71
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J. H. Hunter
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Portable Weighing Scales. Patent # 570,533
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November 3, 1896
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72
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J.F. Pickering
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Air Ship
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1892
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73
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J. H. Robinson
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Lifesaving guards for Street Cars. Patent# 623,929 |
April 25, 1899
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74
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J. Robinson
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Dinner Pail. Patent# 356,852
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February 1, 1887
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75
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J. W. Reed
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Dough Kneader and Roller. Patents# 304,552 |
September 2, 1884
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76
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J. Ross
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Bailing Press. Patent # 632,539
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Sept 05, 1899
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77
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J.H. White
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Convertible Sette (A Large Sofa)
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1892
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78
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J.H. White
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Lemon Squeezer
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1896
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79
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J.L. Love
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Pencil Sharpener. Patent # 594,114
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23 November 1897
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80
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J.S. Smith
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Lawn Sprinkler. Patent # 581,785
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May 4, 1897
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81
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James Forten
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Sailing Apparatus
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1850
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82
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James S. Adams
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Airplane Propelling
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83
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Jan Matzelinger
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Automatic Shoe Making Machine
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1883
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84
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Joan Clark
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Medicine Tray
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1987
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85
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John A. Johnson
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Wrench
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86
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John Burr
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Lawn Mower
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87
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John Parker
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"Parker Pulverizer" Follower-Screw for Tobacco Presses. Patent#
304,552 |
September 2, 1884
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88
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John Standard
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Refrigerator. Patent# 304,552
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Jul 14,1894
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89
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Joseph Gammel
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Supercharge System for Internal Combustion Engine
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90
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Joseph N. Jackson
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Programmable Remote Control
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91
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L.C. Bailey
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Folding Bed
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1899
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92
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L. Bell
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Locomotive smoke stack. Patent# 115,153
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May 23, 1871
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93
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L. F. Brown
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Bridle bit. Patent # 484,994
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October 25, 1892
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94
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L.S. Burridge And N.R. Marsham
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Typewriter
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1885
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95
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Lewis Howard Latimer
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Light Bulb Filament
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96
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Lewis Temple
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Toggle Harpoon (Revolutionized The Whaling Industry)
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1848
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97
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Lloyd A. Hall
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Chemical compound to preserve meat
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98
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Lloyd P. Ray
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Dust Pan
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99
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Lydia Holmes
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Wood Toys. Patent # 2,529,692
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November 14, 1950
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100
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Lydia O. Newman
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Hair brush
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101
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M.C. Harney
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Lantern/Lamp
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Aug.19, 1884
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102
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Madam. C. Walker
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Hair Care Products
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1905
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103
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Majorie Joyner
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Permanent hair wave machine. Patent # 1693515 |
November 27, 1928
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104
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Madeline M. Turner
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The Fruit Press
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1916
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105
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Marie V. Brittan Brown
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Security System. Patent # 3,482,037
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December 2, 1969
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106
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Manley West
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Discovered compound in canibis to cure glaucoma. |
1980-1987
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107
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Norbett Rillieux
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Sugar Refining System
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1846
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108
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O.B. Clare
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Rail Tresle. Patent# 390,753
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October 9, 1888
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109
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O. E. Brown
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Horse Shoe
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8/23/1892
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110
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Onesimus
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Small Pox Inoculation (He Brought This Method From Africa Where
Advance Medical Practices Were In Use Long Before Europeans Had Any
Medical Knowledge)
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1721
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111
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Otis F. Boykin
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Wire Type Precision Resistor.
Patent # U.S. 2,891,227
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June 16, 1959
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112
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Paul E Williams
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Helicopter
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113
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Peter Walker
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Machine for Cleaning Seed Cotton
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114
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Phillip Downing
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Letter Drop Mailbox. Patent # 462,096
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October 27, 1891
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115
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Philip Emeagwali
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Accurate Weather Forecasting
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1990
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116
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Philip
Emeagwali
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Hyperball Computer
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April 1996
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117
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Philip
Emeagwali
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Improved Petroleum Recovery
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1990
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118
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Philip
Emeagwali
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World's Fastest Computer
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1989
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119
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R.A. Butler
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Train alarm. Patent #157,370
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June 15, 1897
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120
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R.P. Scott
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Corn Silker
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1894
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121
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Richard Spikes
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Automatic Gear Shift
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122
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Robert Flemming Jr.
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Guitar
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March 3, 1886
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123
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S. H. Love
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Improvement to military guns. Patent # 1301143. |
22 April 1919
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124
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S. H. Love
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Improve Vending Machine. Patent # 1936515 |
November 21, 1933
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125
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Sara E. Goode
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Cabinet Bed
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1885
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126
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Rufus Stokes Patent #3,378,241
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Exhaust Purifier
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April 16, 1968
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127
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Sarah Boone
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Ironing Board
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April 26, 1892
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128
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T. Elkins
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Toilet
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1897
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129
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T. J. Byrd
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Rail car coupling . Patent# 157,370
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December 1, 1874
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130
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Thomas Carrington
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Range Oven
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1876
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131
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Thomas J.Martin
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Patented the Fire Extinguisher
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March 26, 1872
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132
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Thomas W. Stewart
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Mop
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1893
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133
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Virgie M. Ammons
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Fireplace Damper Actuating Tool. Patent # 3,908,633 |
September 30, 1975
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134
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W. A. Lovette
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The Advance Printing Press
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135
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W. F. Burr
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Railway Switching device . Patent # 636,197 |
Oct.31,1899
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136
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W. H. Ballow
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Combined hatrack and table. Patent # 601,422 |
March 29, 1898
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137
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W.S. Campbell
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Self-setting animal trap. Patent# 246,369 |
August 30, 1881
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138
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W. Johnson
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Egg Beater
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1884
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139
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W.B. Purvis
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The Fountain Pen Patent# 419,065
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Jan 7,1890
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140
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W.D. Davis
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Riding Saddles
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October 6, 1895
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141
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W.H. Sammons
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Hot Comb
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1920
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142
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W.S. Grant
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Curtain Rod Support
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1896
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143
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William Barry
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Postmarking and Canceling machine
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144
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Wm. Harwell
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Attachment for shuttle arm; device used to capture satellites
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