|
| Invention |
 |
Inventor |
|
| 8-Track Tape |
|
William
P. Lear |
|
| Acoustic Loudspeaker |
|
Henry
Kloss |
|
| Aerial Photography |
|
Andrew
Heafitz |
|
| African-American
Hair Care System (The Walker Way) |
|
Madam
C.J. Walker |
|
| Air Conditioner |
|
Willis
Haviland Carrier |
|
| Amphibious Sandal |
|
Mark
Thatcher |
|
| Artificial Diamonds |
|
Patricia Bianconi |
|
| Athletic Shoe
(Modern) |
|
Bill
Bowerman and Phil Knight |
|
| Audio-Visual Door-Monitor |
|
Albert
L. Brown & Marie Van Brittain Brown |
|
| Automatic Dishwasher Detergent |
|
Dennis W. Weatherby |
|
| Barbie Doll |
|
Ruth
Handler |
|
| Baseball |
|
Alexander
Joy Cartwright |
|
| Basketball |
|
James
Naismith |
|
| Bellows, Improved |
|
Nathan
Kane |
|
| Blue Jeans |
|
Levi
Strauss |
|
| Bobbinless Sewing
Machine |
|
Beulah
Henry |
|
| Bogdon Reception Stick |
|
Walter
Bogdon |
|
| Braille Typewriter |
|
Ernesto
Blanco |
|
| Brassiere |
|
Mary
Phelps Jacob |
|
| BraBall |
|
Kieu Phan |
|
| Bread-slicing Machine |
|
Otto Frederick Rohwedder |
|
| BullEx |
|
John Blackburn |
|
| Carborundum |
|
Edward
Acheson |
|
| Cash Register |
|
James
Ritty |
|
| Chemex Filter Coffeemaker |
|
Peter Schlumbohm |
|
| Childcare Products |
|
Sharon
Mullen |
|
| Cinematic Background
System |
|
George
Margolin |
|
| Clock |
|
Leonard
S. Cutler |
|
| Clocky |
|
Gauri Nanda |
|
| Coca-Cola® |
|
John Pemberton |
|
| Colt Revolver |
|
Samuel Colt |
|
| Comics (on Invention) |
|
Rube
Goldberg |
|
| Commercial Cesium
Clock |
|
Leonard
S. Cutler |
|
| Condensed Milk |
|
Gail
Borden |
|
| Consumer Devices |
|
Thomas
Jefferson |
|
| Cookie, Chocolate
Chip |
|
Ruth
Wakefield |
|
| Cool Dog |
|
Peter Franklin |
|
| Cotton, Easy Care |
|
Ruth
Benerito |
|
| Crayola Crayons |
|
Edward
Binney and Harold Smith |
|
| Crayon Holder |
|
Cassidy Goldstein |
|
| Creme Rinse |
|
Jheri Redding |
|
| Crosskate™ |
|
Jamie
Page |
|
| Crossword Puzzle |
|
Arthur
Wynne |
|
| Crown Cap |
|
William Painter |
|
| Cuisinart® |
|
Carl
Sontheimer |
|
| Culinique® |
|
Jackie
Diaz |
|
| Curling Iron,
Thermostatically Controlled |
|
Jessie
T. Pope |
|
| Devices, Innovative |
|
Zachary
Anglin |
|
| Diaper (Disposable) |
|
Marion
Donovan |
|
| Diaper (Pocket) |
|
Chelsea
Lanmon |
|
| Dishwashing Machine |
|
Josephine Cochrane |
|
| Disposable-Blade
Safety Razor |
|
King
C. Gillette |
|
| Dolby® Noise Reduction System |
|
Ray
Dolby |
|
| Door-to-Door Sales |
|
Earl
S. Tupper, Madame C.J. Walker |
|
| Electric Guitar
Design and Technology |
|
Ted
McCarty |
|
| Electronic Television
(TV) |
|
Philo
Farnsworth, Vladimir K. Zworykin |
|
| Electrophotography
(Xerography) & Photocopier |
|
Chester
F. Carlson |
|
| Erector Set® |
|
A.C.
Gilbert |
|
| Etch A Sketch® |
|
Arthur
Granjean |
|
| Everyday Products |
|
Stanley
Mason |
|
| Ferris Wheel |
|
George
Ferris |
|
| Flag of the United
States |
|
Francis
Hopkinson (Betsy Ross) |
|
| Flame Retardant Fabric |
|
Giuliana Tesoro |
|
| Fluff |
|
Archibald Query |
|
| Flying Disk |
|
Richard
Knerr |
|
| Fog Screen |
|
Ismo Rakkolainen |
|
| Foot Measuring
Device |
|
Charles
Brannock |
|
| Frisbie® |
|
Richard
Knerr |
|
| Frozen Foods,
Retail |
|
Clarence
Birdseye |
|
| Frozen Pizza Crust |
|
Rose
Totino |
|
| Games & Toys |
|
Richard
C. Levy |
|
| Gardenburger |
|
Paul Wenner |
|
| Gatorade |
|
Robert Cade |
|
| Glove & Battie
Caddie |
|
Austin
Meggitt |
|
| GORE-TEX® |
|
Robert G. Gore |
|
| Gramophone, Disc |
|
Emile
Berliner |
|
| Hair-Care Products |
|
Marjorie
Joyner, Madame C.J. Walker |
|
| Headbenz® |
|
Victoria Tane |
|
| Hologram, Benton |
|
Stephen
Benton |
|
| Home Security
System |
|
Albert
L. Brown & Marie Van Brittain Brown |
|
| Home Theater |
|
Henry
Kloss |
|
| Household Items |
|
Lillian
Gilbreth & Anna Keichline |
|
| Household Products |
|
Ron
Popeil |
|
| Hula Hoop |
|
Richard
Knerr & Arthur Spud Melin |
|
| Hypersonic Sound |
|
Elwood "Woody" Norris |
|
| In-line Skates |
|
Scott
& Brendan Olsen |
|
| Insolia (Shoe Insert) |
|
Howard Dananberg |
|
| Instant Noodles |
|
Momofuku Ando |
|
| Instant Photography |
|
Edwin
Herbert Land |
|
| Jell-O |
|
Peter Cooper |
|
| Jolly Jumper |
|
Olivia Poole |
|
| K Brick |
|
Anna Wagner Keichline |
|
| Kellogg's Corn Flakes |
|
Will Keith Kellogg |
|
| Kevlar® |
|
Stephanie
Louise Kwolek |
|
| Kewpie Doll |
|
Rose O'Neill |
|
| Kiddie Stool |
|
Jeannie
Low |
|
| Kinetic Sculpture |
|
Arthur
Ganson |
|
| Kool-Aid® |
|
Edwin
Perkins |
|
| Laserdriver Tools |
|
Kristin
Hrabar |
|
| Lava Lamp |
|
Edward Craven Walker |
|
| La-Z-Boy |
|
Edward Knabusch and Edwin
Shoemaker |
|
| LEGOs |
|
Ole Kirk Christiansen |
|
| Liquid Crystal
Display (Twisted Nematic Field Effect) |
|
James
Fergason |
|
| Liquid Crystal
Display (Dynamic Scattering Method) |
|
George Heilmeier |
|
| Liquid Paper |
|
Bette
Nesmith Graham |
|
| Lite-lift Fork |
|
Patricia
Lynn Fearn |
|
| Locking Mechanisms |
|
Linus
Yale |
|
| Long-Lasting Lipstick |
|
Hazel Bishop |
|
| Magnetic Recording
Tape |
|
Marvin
Camras |
|
| Makin' Bacon |
|
Abbey
Fleck |
|
| Method of Making
a Transparent Article of Silica |
|
James Franklin Hyde |
|
| Method of Obtaining Intensified Image from Developed Photographic Films
and Plates |
|
Barbara Askins |
|
| Method to Trap
Enemy War Planes |
|
Blanche Ames |
|
| Microphone |
|
David
Hughes |
|
| Microwave Oven |
|
Percy
L. Spencer |
|
| MK6 Rebreather |
|
William Stone |
|
| Monopoly® |
|
Charles
Darrow |
|
| MouseMitts |
|
Tana Brinnand |
|
| Motion Pictures |
|
Thomas
Edison, George Eastman (Film) |
|
| Movable Type |
|
Johann
Gutenberg |
|
| M&M's® |
|
Forrest E. Mars, Sr. |
|
| National Vietnam
Veterans Memorial |
|
Maya
Lin |
|
| Nomex |
|
Wilfred
Sweeny |
|
| Nonreflecting
Glass |
|
Katherine
Blodgett |
|
| Nutcracker |
|
Henry
Quackenbush |
|
| Nylon |
|
Wallace
Hume Carothers |
|
| Pack, Thigh |
|
Kelly
Reinhart |
|
| Permanent Wave
Machine |
|
Marjorie
Joyner |
|
| Pez |
|
Eduard Haas III |
|
| Phone-Card-Phone
|
|
Randi
Altschul |
|
| Phonograph |
|
Thomas
Alva Edison |
|
| Photocopier (Xerox®
Machine) |
|
Chester
F. Carlson |
|
| Photographic Film:
Dry, Flexible, Transparent |
|
George
Eastman |
|
| Photography, Instant |
|
Edwin
Herbert Land |
|
| Photography, Stroboscopic |
|
Harold
Doc Edgerton |
|
| Piano, Player |
|
John
McTammany |
|
| Plastic |
|
Leo
Baekeland |
|
| Plastic Soda Bottle |
|
Nathaniel
Wyeth |
|
| Plasticized PVC
(Polyvinyl Chloride) |
|
Waldo
Semon |
|
| Pneumatic Tires |
|
John Dunlop |
|
| Pointe Shoe (Gaynor
Minden) |
|
Eliza
Minden |
|
| Popsicle™ |
|
Frank Epperson |
|
| Pop-top Can |
|
Ermal Fraze |
|
| Pop-Up Toaster |
|
Charles Strite |
|
| Post-It® Notes |
|
Art
Fry & Spencer Silver |
|
| Potato Chip |
|
George Crum |
|
| Privacy Strips |
|
Jennifer Sloane |
|
| Protograph |
|
Beulah
Henry |
|
| Puppet Innovations |
|
Hazelle
Rollins |
|
| Razor, Safety |
|
King
C. Gillette |
|
| Reading Machine |
|
Jacob
Rabinow |
|
| Reese's Peanut Butter Cups |
|
Henry Burnett Reese |
|
| Reflecting Speakers |
|
Amar
Bose |
|
| Remote Control
Locator |
|
Kelli
and Vanessa Dunn |
|
| Reynolds Wrap |
|
Richard
S. Reynolds |
|
| Rollerblades® |
|
Scott
& Brennan Olsen |
|
| Roundup® |
|
John E.
Franz |
|
| Rubber Bandits® |
|
Adrian Chernoff |
|
| Rubber, Vulcanized |
|
Charles
Goodyear |
|
| Rubik's Cube |
|
Erno Rubik |
|
| SafetyCaps |
|
George DeCell |
|
| Scotch® Tape |
|
Richard
Drew |
|
| Scotchgard® |
|
Patsy
Sherman |
|
| Scrabble |
|
Alfred
Butts |
|
| Self-Regulating
Clock |
|
Jacob
Rabinow |
|
| Sewing Machine |
|
Isaac
Singer |
|
| Sewing Machine
Improvements |
|
Helen
Augusta Blanchard, Beulah Henry |
|
| Shoe Lasting Machine |
|
Jan
Matzeliger |
|
| Silly Putty® |
|
Peter
Hodgson, James Wright |
|
| Skateboard |
|
Alan
Ollie Gelfand, et al. |
|
| Slimsuit |
|
Carol Wior |
|
| Slinky® |
|
Richard
James |
|
| Smart Shoe |
|
Ronald
Demon |
|
| Sneakers: i.e.,
the Modern Athletic Shoe |
|
Bill
Bowerman and Phil Knight |
|
| Snugli Infant
Carrier |
|
Ann
Moore |
|
| Solar-Charged LED Lamp |
|
Patrick Walsh |
|
| Solid-Body Electric Guitar |
|
Les Paul |
|
| Square-Bottomed
Paper Bag Machine |
|
Margaret
Knight |
|
| Squeezable Ketchup
Bottle |
|
Stanley
Mason |
|
| Statue of Liberty
|
|
Frédéric
Auguste Bartholdi |
|
| "Stiles"
Desk |
|
Elizabeth
Stiles |
|
| Stroboscopic Photography |
|
Harold
Doc Edgerton |
|
| Sugar Processing
Evaporator |
|
Norbert
Rillieux |
|
| Sunbeam Mixmaster® |
|
Ivar
Jepson |
|
| Super Glue |
|
Harry
Coover |
|
| Super Soaker |
|
Lonnie
Johnson |
|
| Synthesizer |
|
Robert
Moog |
|
| Synthetic-Bristled
Hairbrush |
|
Lyda
Newman |
|
| Teflon® |
|
Roy
Plunkett |
|
| Television (TV)
Wireless Remote Technology |
|
Robert
Adler |
|
| Television (TV),
Electronic |
|
Philo
Farnsworth, Valdimir K. Zworykin |
|
| Teva® Sandals |
|
Mark
Thatcher |
|
| Textile Machinery |
|
Ernesto
Blanco, Margaret Knight |
|
| The Theremin |
|
Leon
Theremin |
|
| The Walker Way |
|
Madame
C.J. Walker |
|
| Thermostatically
Controlled Curling Iron |
|
Jessie
T. Pope |
|
| Tools |
|
Leonard
Bailey |
|
| Topsy Tail |
|
Tomima Edmark |
|
| Toys and Gadgets |
|
Janese
Swanson (founder of Girl Tech) |
|
| Tupperware® |
|
Earl
Tupper |
|
| The "Uncopy Machine" |
|
Jennifer Garcia |
|
| Unfolding Structures |
|
Chuck
Hoberman |
|
| Velcro® |
|
George de Mestral |
|
| Vibram |
|
Vitore Bramani |
|
| Video Games |
|
Ralph Baer |
|
| Videotape Recorder |
|
Charles
Ginsburg |
|
| Vietnam Memorial |
|
Maya
Lin |
|
| Vinyl |
|
Waldo
Semon |
|
| Vulcanized Rubber |
|
Charles
Goodyear |
|
| Water Talkies |
|
Richie
Stachowski |
|
| White-Out |
|
Bette
Nesmith Graham |
|
| Wind-up Radio |
|
Trevor Baylis |
|
| Windsurfing |
|
Newman
Darby |
|
| Wristies(TM) |
|
K-K
Gregory |
|
| Xanthan Gum |
|
Allene Jeanes |
|
| Xerography |
|
Chester
Carlson |
|
| Zipper |
|
Whitcomb
Judson |
|
| ZSweet |
|
Tim Avila |
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