John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.
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Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
The plastic shirt collar was patented in the US by Walter Hunt.
George Bruce received the first US design patents for typefaces and bordering.
A patent was awarded to Willis Carrier, which gave us the world’s first Air Conditioner.
A patent was granted to Robert Goddard for a liquid-filled rocket.
