A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
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Thomas J Martin patented the fire extinguisher.
Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.
The plastic shirt collar was patented in the US by Walter Hunt.
Robert Goddard was granted a patent for the rocket-powered aircraft.
After encountering many difficulties, Nathan Stubblefield was finally granted a US patent for his new version of a wireless telephone.
