THIS WEEK IN PATENT HISTORY(December 07-13)

On December 11, 1900, Ronald F Mcfeely patented a shoe making machine

On December 10, 1898, Leamon G. Souder patented an escalator

On December 9, 1884, L. M. Richardson patented roller skates with ball bearings

On December 8, 1891, Samuel F. O'Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine based on Thomas A. Edison’s autographic printing pen

Human Tech

Human Tech

Transport

Transport

On December 7, 1880, Alexander Graham Bell patented photophone, which allowed for the transmission of speech on a beam of light.

Communication

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On December 12, 1980, the Computer Software Act of 1980 was enacted. The act allowed patent protection for software code.

On December 13, 1892. Nikola Tesla patented system of electrical transmission of power

Electrical

Software

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