Inventor Elias Howe was awarded the patent for the lockstitch sewing machine.
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Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
Daniel Halladay patented the self-governing windmill.
