Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
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Alexander Miles patented the automatic opening and closing elevator.
The first sewing machine was patented in the US.
Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.
American inventor Eli Whitney was granted a patent for a ground-breaking new type of cotton gin.
