Inventor George Eastman patented his 35mm photographic film in the US.
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Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin granted a patent for the navigable balloon.
Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.
Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.
French inventor Pierre Lallement was awarded his patent for a pedal bicycle.