James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
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Inventor Elias Howe was awarded the patent for the lockstitch sewing machine.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
Inventor Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in England.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
John Burr patented a better rotary blade lawn mower, designed with traction wheels and a rotary blade that would not easily get stuck with grass clipping.
