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Monday, September 30, 2024

September 30th marks the anniversary of the publication of U.S. Patent No. 9020702A, granted in 1902 to chemists ...

Monday, July 15, 2024

This week marks a milestone in food history ....

Monday, July 17, 2023

I feel ya' buddy ... we're all looking to beat the heat this month ...

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

On March 15, 1892, the American inventor and engineer ....

Thursday, February 16, 2023

On this date, February 16, in 1937, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. was granted U.S. patent ...

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Today's #TechTuesday post features Mary Elizabeth Hallock Greenewalt

Thursday, October 20, 2022

On this date in 1906, inventor and electronics pioneer ...

Monday, September 19, 2022

On this date, September 19, in 1876 ....

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

On this date, August 24, in 1869 ....

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Nailed it! On this date, August 2, in 1791 ...

Thursday, July 14, 2022

We're posting this 1930 catalog for bedroom furniture today on account of Sarah Elisabeth Goode ...

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Roll up the rugs! Today, we're celebrating the invention of the saxophone, patented #OTD in 1846 ...

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

On this date, May 24, in 1938 ....

Thursday, February 10, 2022

The first U.S. patent on a fire extinguishing system for buildings was granted on this date ...

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Your patent history fact of the day today is a little less auspicious than our usual fare, but perhaps a bit tastier ..

Thursday, December 16, 2021

The first U.S. patent for an automatic liquid vending machine ...

Monday, November 29, 2021

The first U.S. patent for a traffic signal was issued on this date ...

Monday, September 20, 2021

Oh my stars! On this date in 1859 .....

Friday, August 27, 2021

On this date in 1878 ....