Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
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Amateur British chemist Sir James Jay invented invisible ink.
Industrialist Henry Ford's method to construct auto bodies from plastic was patented.
Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
The Erickson Brothers submitted the application for the first dial telephone patent.
Isaac Briggs & William Longstreet was awarded a patent for the first steamboat in the US.
