John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.
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The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
Thomas Gibson and James Mcgrath patented a steerable sled.
Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.
Thomas Edison received a patent for his new invention, the phonograph.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
