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Patents - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project

Sarah Boone: First Connecticut Black Woman to Receive Patent

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Evaporated Milk’s Connecticut Connection – Who Knew?

Benjamin Dutton Beecher had a Penchant for Invention

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Edwin Land Inventor of the Polaroid Born – Today in History: May 7

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The Corbin Cabinet Lock Company and Patent Law: A Lesson in Novelty from a CT Perspective

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Town Patents the Lattice Truss Bridge – Today in History: January 28

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Rubber Vulcanization and the Myth of Nathaniel Hayward

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A Diversified Mind: Hiram Percy Maxim

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    Hartford, Newington

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Erector Set Patented – Today in History: July 8

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John Howe Makes a Better Pin – Today in History: June 22

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The Blake Rock Crusher – Today in History: June 15

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The Inventive Minds of Connecticut Women: Patents in the 19th Century

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First Woman to Receive US Patent – Today in History: May 5

Charles Goodyear’s Machine for Making Rubber Fabrics

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The Telescoping Fishing Rod – Today in History: March 8

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Rockwell Hardness Tester – Today in History: February 11

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Pierre Lallement and the Modern-Day Pedal Bicycle – Today in History: November 20

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The Aqua Velva State – Today in History: November 17

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First US Detachable Electric Plug – Today in History: November 8

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North Branford Vied for the Title of “Shredded Coconut Capital of the World” – Who Knew?

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Furniture Caster Patented – Today in History: June 30

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Jacob Schick Invents the Electric Razor – Today in History: May 13

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The Revolving Gun – Today in History: February 25

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North and South: The Legacy of Eli Whitney

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Noble Jerome’s Clock Patent Model

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The Portable Typewriting Machine – Today in History: April 12

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Reel Lawn Mower Patent – Today in History: January 28

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Connecticut Patents

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[Archived] Patents – Bloomfield’s Inventive Minds

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Halladay’s Revolutionary Windmill – Today in History: August 29

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Hubbell’s Pull-Chain Electrical Light Socket – Today in History: August 11

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Christopher Miner Spencer, 19th-century Arms Manufacturer

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