Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
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The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
Inventor Elias Howe was awarded the patent for the lockstitch sewing machine.
Inventor Daniel Cooper patented the first time clock in the US.
Thomas Edison received a patent for his new invention, the phonograph.
Inventor Richard Rhodes received the patent for a hearing aid.
