Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
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Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.
Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
Amateur British chemist Sir James Jay invented invisible ink.
James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.