Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945)
Copyright protection secures a person's right to the first-to-invent claim of the original invention in question, highlighted in Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution which gives the following enumerated power to the United States Congress: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.In 1641, the first patent in North America was issued to Samuel Winslow by the General Court of Massachusetts for a new method of making salt.Some examples of patented inventions between the years 1890 and 1945 include John Froelich's tractor (1892),[9] Ransom Eli Olds' assembly line (1901),[10] Willis Carrier's air-conditioning (1902),[11] the Wright Brothers' airplane (1903),[12] and Robert H. Goddard's liquid-fuel rocket (1926).[11] 1903 Tea bag 1903 Offset printing press 1903 Airplane 1903 Windshield wipers 1903 Wood's glass 1903 Wood's lamp 1903 Baler (round) 1904 Automatic transmission 1904 Banana split 1904 Pantograph (diamond-shaped) 1904 Dragline excavator 1905 Batting helmet 1905 Liquid ring pump 1905 Ice pop 1906 Typesetting 1906 Flushometer 1906 Audion tube 1907 Curtain rod 1907 Electrostatic precipitator 1907 Paper towel 1908 Candy apple 1909 Skee ball 1909 Paper shredder 1909 Suppressor 1909 Gin rummy 1910 Headset 1911 Fifth wheel coupling 1911 Erector Set 1911 Binder clip 1911 Automobile self starter 1911 Road surface marking 1912 Articulated tram 1912 Autopilot 1912 Electric blanket 1912 Traffic light (electric) 1913 Formica (plastic) 1914 Regenerative circuit 1914 Traffic coneTraffic cones, also called toddlers, road cones, safety cones, construction cones, pylons, or witches' hats, are usually cone-shaped markers that are placed on roads or sidewalks to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner.1914 Fortune cookie 1915 Skeet shooting 1915 Single-sideband modulation 1916 Hamburger bun 1916 Lincoln Logs 1916 Supermarket 1916 Cloverleaf interchange 1916 Tow truck 1916 Condenser microphone 1916 Light switch (toggle) 1917 Stream cipher 1917 Marshmallow creme 1918 Superheterodyne receiver 1918 French dip sandwich 1918 Torque wrench 1918 Crystal oscillator 1918 Grocery bag 1918 Hydraulic brake 1919 Blender 1919 Silica gel 1919 Toaster (pop-up) 1920 Eskimo Pie 1920 Jungle gym 1921 Polygraph 1921 Flowchart 1921 Adhesive bandage 1921 Headrest 1921 Garage door 1922 Blowout preventer (ram) 1922 Convertible 1922 Water skiing 1922 Radial arm saw 1922 Audiometer 1922 Neutrodyne 1923 Bulldozer 1923 Cotton swab 1924 Locking pliers 1924 Cheeseburger 1924 Earth inductor compass 1924 Gas chamber execution 1924 Moviola 1924 Radio altimeter 1925 Automatic volume control 1925 Masking tape 1925 Reuben sandwich 1926 Tilt-A-Whirl 1926 Garage door opener 1926 Power steering 1926 Drive through 1926 Liquid-fuel rocket 1927 Bread slicer 1927 Jukebox 1927 Garbage disposal 1927 Pressure washer 1927 Resonator guitar 1927 Kool-Aid 1927 Corn dog 1927 Negative feedback amplifier 1927 Quartz clock 1928 Recliner 1928 Ice cube tray 1928 Bubble gum 1928 Clip-on tie 1928 Electric razor 1928 Iron lung 1929 Freon 1929 Tampon (applicator) 1929 Eyelash curler 1929 Sunglasses 1929 Frozen food 1929 Cyclotron 1930 Tiltrotor 1930 Car audio 1930 Cheesesteak 1930 Bathysphere 1930 Chocolate chip cookie 1930 Thermistor 1931 Electric guitar 1931 Strobe light 1931 Aerogel 1931 Bug zapper 1932 Miniature snap-action switch 1932 Toilet brush 1932 Golf cart 1932 Staple remover 1932 Radio telescope 1932 Tape dispenser 1933 Landing Vehicle Tracked 1933 Multiplane camera 1933 Frequency modulation 1933 Impact sprinkler 1934 Trampoline (modern) 1934 Acrostic (puzzle) 1935 Richter magnitude scale 1935 Black light 1935 Parking meter 1935 Surfboard fin 1935 pH meter 1935 Gomco clamp 1936 Reed switch 1936 Phillips-head screw The Phillips-head screw is a crosshead screw design lying in its self-centering property, useful on automated production lines that use power screwdrivers.[264] 1936 Stock car racing 1936 Programming languages 1936 Compact fluorescent lamp 1936 Chair lift 1936 Strain gauge 1936 Bass guitar 1937 O-ring 1937 Photosensitive glass 1937 Digital computer 1937 Shopping cart 1937 Sunglasses (polarized) 1937 Klystron 1937 Cyclamate 1938 Beach ball 1938 Fiberglass 1938 Xerography 1938 Nylon 1938 Operant conditioning chamber 1938 Soft serve ice cream 1938 Teflon 1939 Yield sign 1939 VU meter 1939 Starting gate 1939 Twist tie 1939 Automated teller machine 1939 Vocoder 1940 Fluxgate magnetometer 1941 Aerosol bomb 1941 Deodorant 1941 Acrylic fiber 1941 Electric guitar (solid body) 1942 Bazooka 1943 Magnetic proximity fuze 1943 Modern coal-burning steam locomotive 1943 Slinky 1945 Microwave oven 1945 Cruise control 1945 Block heater Timelines of United States inventions
Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890)Timeline of United States inventions (after 1991)Robert H. Goddardliquid-propellant rocketScience and technology of the United States of AmericaApollo 11Lunar Module EagleTimelineBefore 18901991–presentDiscoveriesNASA spin-off technologiesTechnological and industrial historyAfrican AmericansAsian AmericansNative AmericansPuerto RicansProgressive EraWorld War IIcitizens of the United Statesfirst-to-inventArticle I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitutionenumerated powerUnited States CongressSamuel WinslowGeneral Court of MassachusettsGeorge WashingtonPatent Act of 1790Samuel HopkinsPatent Act of 1836United States patent lawpatent officepatent termUnited States Patent and Trademark OfficeJohn FroelichRansom Eli Olds'Willis Carrierthe Wright Brothers'Stop signWilliam Phelps EnoSaugatuck, ConnecticutDetroitTabulating machineHerman HollerithShredded wheatgelatinHenry PerkyBabcock testStephen Moulton BabcockSmoke detectorFrancis Robbins UptonThomas Alva EdisonIncandescent lampFerris wheelChicagoGeorge Washington Gale Ferris Jr.Dow processHerbert Henry DowTesla coilNikola TeslaRotary dialtelephoneswitchboardpulse dialingAlmon Brown StrowgerPastry forkSchrader valveAugust SchraderBottle capcrown corkWilliam PainterDimmerGranville WoodsBicycle seat (padded)bicycle saddleArthur Lovett GarfordtractorClayton County, IowaZipperWhitcomb L. JudsonSpectroheliographGeorge Ellery HaleHenri Alexandre DeslandresPinking shearsscissorszigzagPhantoscopeCharles Francis JenkinsStadimeterrangefindersextantBradley Allen FiskeUnited States NavyBattle of Manila BaySpanish–American WarMousetrapanimal trapMedical gloveWilliam Stewart HalstedJohns Hopkins HospitalCyclocomputerbicycleVolleyballOlympic sportWilliam G. MorganCotton CandyWilliam MorrisonMufflerMilton O. ReevesTapered roller bearingHenry TimkenIce cream scoopice creamAlfred L. CralleCharcoal briquettebarbecueBilliards cue chalkcalciteWilliam A. SpinksCandy cornHalloweenJelly Belly Candy CompanyRemote controlSemi-automatic shotgunJohn Moses BrowningAuto-5