Robert Goddard was granted a patent for the rocket-powered aircraft.
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Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
Inventor George Eastman patented camera shutters and trademarked the name 'Kodak.'
Robert Goddard launched his second liquid-fueled rocket.
The UK approved the first American patent.
J. L. Love patented his pencil sharpener in the US.
