Patent Examiner | Digging deep into patents, tech & data.
📍 Munich, Germany
🔗 https://peteris.skorovs.com
Peteris Skorovs
Loading...
2/2 It concerned a water-transport invention usually associated with the Badalone, a barge for carrying heavy loads such as marble.
Its exact form remains uncertain. There is no known drawing that can safely be identified as Brunelleschi’s actual vessel.
2/2 The first made the carriage body reversible. The second added a stop to limit rotation.
Not the birth of the stroller, but a clever usability and safety improvement.
2/2 A product first served at a pharmacy counter had begun its life as one of the world’s best-known brands.
2/2 It led to the Mackintosh raincoat, but early versions smelled, stiffened in cold and turned sticky in heat.
Only vulcanisation in the 1840s made rubberised materials far more stable.
A valuable invention does not always begin as a perfect product.
On this day in 2018, US Patent No. 10,000,000 was granted.
From No. 1 in 1836, each next million took:
75y, 24y, 26y, 15y, 14y, 9y, 6y, 5.5y, 3.6y, 3.2y, 2.9y, and 3.1y.
First million took 75 years.
Now, about 1 million every 3 years.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patents
1/2 On this day in 1421, Florence granted Filippo Brunelleschi a three-year privilege for a new kind of vessel, often called the first modern patent.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patents
On this day in 1903, Andrew Jackson Jr. received US Patent No. 730,918 for an “Eye-protector for chickens”.
Glasses for chickens sounds like a joke. But pecking and cannibalism were real poultry problems.
Funny-looking patent. Very practical problem.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patents
1/2 On this day in 1889, African American inventor William H. Richardson received US Patent Nos. 405,599 and 405,600 for improvements to a child’s carriage.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patents
1/2 On this day in 1903, Caleb Bradham registered US Trademark No. 40,619 for “Pepsi-Cola”.
It was not yet described as a soft drink, but as “flavoring syrup for soda water”.
#OnThisDay #OTD #TrademarkHistory #Trademarks
1/2 On this day in 1823, Charles Macintosh received British Patent No. 4804 for waterproof fabric.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patents
