Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
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American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
Thomas Edison received a patent for his new invention, the phonograph.
Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes was granted the first patent for a laser.
Industrialist Henry Ford's method to construct auto bodies from plastic was patented.
Inventor Benjamin J. Lane patented the first self-contained gas mask.
