American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
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A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
William B. Purvis patented the electric switch on railways that would shut off the electric supply after carriages pass the contact device.
Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.
Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
