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Inventor
Invention
Date
Patent Number
Notes
Abrams, William B.
Hame attachment
Apr. 14,1891
450,550
Part for a draft horses' collar
Adams, Christopher P.
Method for performing amplification of nucleic acid with two primers bound to a single solid support
June 24, 1997
5,641,658
Adams, James S.
Propelling means for aeroplanes
Oct. 19, 1920
1,356,329
Albert, Albert P.
Cotton picking apparatus
Apr. 23, 1907
851,475
Alcorn, George E.
Imaging x-ray spectrometer
Sept. 18, 1984
4,472,728
Alcorn, George E.
Method of fabricating an imaging x-ray spectrometer
Oct. 21, 1986
4,618,380
Alcorn, George E.
Gaas Schottky barrier photo-responsive device and method of fabrication
Sept. 24, 1985
4,543,442
Alcorn, George E.
Dense dry etched multi-level metallurgy with non-overlapped vias
Sept. 15, 1981
4,289,834
Alcorn, George E.
Method for forming dense dry etched multi-level metallurgy with non-overlapped vias
Oct. 23, 1979
4,172,004
Alcorn, George E.
Hardened photoresist master image mask process
May 6, 1980
4,201,800
Alexander, Nathaniel
Folding chair
July 4, 1911
997,108
Alexander, Ralph W.
Corn planter check rower
Apr. 18, 1882
256,610
Alexander, Winser Edward
System for enhancing fine detail in thermal photographs
Nov. 17, 1970
3,541,333
Allen, Charles William
Self-leveling table
Nov. 1, 1898
613,436
Allen, Floyd
Low cost telemeter for monitoring a battery and DC voltage converter power supply
Nov. 11, 1975
3,919,642
Allen, James B.
Clothes line support
Dec. 10, 1895
551,105
Allen, James Metthew
Remote control apparatus
June 29, 1937
2,085,624
Allen, John H.
Pattern generator for simulating image generation
Dec. 1, 1981
4,303,938
Allen, John S.
Package-tie
Apr. 14, 1914
1,093,096
Allen, Robert T.
Vertical coin counting tube
Jan. 1, 1963
3,071,243
Allen, Tanya R.
Undergarment with a pocket for releasably securing an absorbent pad
July 5, 1994
5,325,543
Ammons, Virgie M.
Fireplace damper actuating tool
Sept 30, 1975
3,908,633
Ancker Johnson, Betsy
Signal generators
Nov. 22, 1966
3,287,659
Ashbourne, Alexander P.
Process for preparing coconut for domestic use
June 1, 1875
163,962
Ashbourne, Alexander P.
Process of treating coconut
Aug. 21, 1877
194,287
Ashbourne, Alexander P.
Biscuit cutters
Nov. 30, 1875
170,460
Ashbourne, Alexander P.
Refining coconut oil
July 27, 1880
230,518
Asom, Moses T.
Semiconductor devices based on optical transitions between quasibound energy levels
Jan. 31, 1995
5,386,126
Product
Inventor
Date
Air Conditioning Unit
Frederick M. Jones
July 12, 1949
Almanac
Benjamin Banneker
Approx. 1981
Auto Cut-off Switch
Granville T. Woods
January 1, 1839
Auto Fishing Devise
G. Cook
May 30, 1899
Automatic Gear Shift
Richard Spikes
February 28, 1932
Baby Buggy
W. H. Richardson
June 18, 1899
Bicycle Frame
L. R. Johnson
October 10, 1899
Biscuit Cutter
A. P. Ashbourne
November 30, 1875
Blood Plasma Bag
Charles Drew
Approx. 1945
Cellular Phone
Henry T. Thompson
July 6, 1971
Chamber Commode
T. Elkins
January 3, 1897
Clothes Dryer
G. T. Sampson
June 6, 1862
Curtain Rod
S. R. Scatton
November 30, 1889
Curtain Rod Support
William S. Grant
August 4, 1896
Door Knob
O. Dorsey
December 10, 1878
Door Stop
O. Dorsey
December 10, 1878
Dust Pan
Lawrence P. Ray
August 3, 1897
Egg Beater
Willie Johnson
February 5, 1884
Electric Lampbulb
Lewis Latimer
March 21, 1882
Elevator
Alexander Miles
October 11, 1867
Eye Protector
P. Johnson
November 2, 1880
Fire Escape Ladder
J.W. Winters
May 7, 1878
Fire Extinguisher
T. Marshall
October 26, 1872
Folding Bed
L.C. Bailey
July 18, 1899
Folding Chair
Brody & Surgwar
June 11, 1889
Fountain Pen
W.B. Purvis
January 7, 1890
Furniture Caster
O.A. Fisher
1878
Gas Mask
Garrett Morgan
October 13, 1914
Golf Tee
T. Grant
December 12, 1899
Guitar
Robert F. Fleming, Jr.
March 3, 1886
Hair Brush
Lydia O. Newman
November 15, 18--
Hand Stamp
Walter B. Purvis
February 27, 1883
Horse Shoe
J. Ricks
March 30, 1885
Ice Cream Scooper
A.L. Cralle
February 2, 1897
Improved Sugar Making
Norbet Rillieux
December 10, 1846
Insect-Destroyer Gun
A.C. Richard
February 28, 1899
Ironing Board
Sarah Boone
December 30, 1887
Key Chain
F.J. Loudin
January 9, 1894
Lantern
Michel C. Harvey
August 19, 1884
Lawn Mower
L.A. Burr
May 19, 1889
Lawn Sprinkler
J.W. Smith
May 4, 1897
Lemon Squeezer
J. Thomas White
December 8, 1893
Lock
W.A. Martin
July 23, 18--
Lubricating Cup
Ellijah McCoy
November 15, 1895
Lunch Pail
James Robinson
1887
Mail Box
Paul L. Downing
October 27, 1891
Mop
Thomas W. Stewart
June 11, 1893
Motor
Frederick M. Jones
June 27, 1939
Peanut Butter
George Washington Carver
1896
Pencil Sharpener
J.L. Love
November 23, 1897
Record Player Arm
Joseph Hunger Dickenson
January 8, 1819
Refrigerator
J. Standard
June 14, 1891
Riding Saddles
W.D. Davis
October 6, 1895
Rolling Pin
John W. Reed
1864
Shampoo Headrest
C.O. Bailiff
October 11, 1898
Spark Plug
Edmond Berger
February 2, 1839
Stethoscope, Imhotep Anchient Egypt Stove
T.A. Carrington
July 25, 1876
Straightening Comb
Madam C.J. Walker
1905
Street Sweeper
Charles B. Brooks
March 17, 1890
Phone Transmitter
Granville T. Woods
December 2, 1884
Thermostat Control
Frederick M. Jones
February 23, 1960
Traffic Light
Garret Morgan
November 20, 1923
Tricycle
M.A. Cherry
May 6, 1886
Typewriter
Burridge & Marshman
April 7, 1885
Additional Resources
African American Inventor Series - A new site that is dedicated to the memory of the many African-American inventors that have helped to develop this land of diaspora that we have built.
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~rlandrum/
African-American Inventors of Our Times - African-Americans are still underrepresented in technology and the sciences; but great progress has been made since the 1960s, especially in the realm of higher education. Today, many universities, such as U. Cal. Berkeley and Purdue, have programs which
aid and encourage minorities to become involved in science and invention.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsA%2DH/AAweek4.html
African-American Women Inventors of the Early 20th Century - Socially significant personal care items.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsA%2DH/AAweek3.html
Blacks in Technology Past and Present - Honoring Black Inventors of the Past.
http://www.users.fast.net/%7Eblc/xlhome2.htm
Black Inventors and Inventions
http://www.ritesofpassage.org/inventors.htm
Claude Harvard - It's the ones we don't hear about who are the greats - If
he had choked a coach, showed up in a wedding dress to marry himself,
fathered children by six or seven women whose names he could barely remember
or allegedly urinated in front of some restaurant patrons, you'd know all
about Claude Harvard. But the 88-year-old Highland Parker never slam-dunked
or stuffed the ball on a basketball court or caught a Hail Mary pass with
seconds to score. He was just the genius behind some of the Ford Motor Co.'s
manufacturing success. In all, the company patented 29 of Harvard's inventions.
http://www.detroitnews.com/VOICES/DERAMUS/990814/990814.htm
Elijah McCoy - The first patent of Elijah McCoy, a turn-of-the-century Black Inventor.
http://deepcnet.usi.edu/engintech/misc/emccoy/emccoy.htm
Garrett Augustus Morgan - Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. was an American inventor whose curiosity and innovation led him to develop several commercial products, the successors of which are still in use today.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/gamorgan.htm
Historic Contributions of Black Scientists and Engineers.
http://bgess.berkeley.edu/bios/
Inventions by African Americans from 1871 to 1960.
http://www.triadntr.net/~rdavis/invent.htm
Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.3dpublishing.com/learningcenter/hallof.htm
The Black Inventor Online Museum - A look at the great and often
unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation.
http://www.blackinventor.com/
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences - Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
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