Samuel Morse was granted the patents for his telegraph.
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American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
Birt Acres, a British inventor, patented the film camera/projector.
J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
Henry S. Parmalee patented the fire sprinkler system.
Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.
