Inventor Harvey Hubbell patented the popular light bulb with a pull chain.
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Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
Earmuffs were patented.
American inventor Eli Whitney was granted a patent for a ground-breaking new type of cotton gin.
A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.
Cyrus McCormick patented the reaping machine.
