Famous Inventions & Patents

Are you the next Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, or the Wright Brothers?

Were you the first person to patent the light bulb, television, camera, plastic, or modern electronics?

Do you have the next great idea? Then take a tour through 18 famous inventions and patents (United States) that have transformed daily life.

View the full text and all technical drawings for the following inventions:

The first patent ever granted (Pot Ash - 1790)
First numbered patent (Railroad Engine - 1830)
Camera (1840)
Telephone (1876)
Light Bulb (1880)
Otto Engine (1887)
AC Electrical Transmission (1888)
Automobile (1895)
Diesel Engine (1898)
Airplane (1906)
Plastic (1909)
Television (1930)
Transistor (1950 and 1951)
Computer Mouse (1970)
Visual Display Computer (Apple - 1979)
Amazon One-Click Shopping (1999)
Microsoft Playlist (2006)

The patents are disclosed in tutorial format as case studies of the four primary federal requirements (search, application, drawings, and claims).

Each category includes the relevant statutory section (U.S. Code) and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to fully describe the legal background. Each patent is broken down and formatted to correspond to the application procedure.

Alternatively, view the entire patent standalone if you are curious about technology or how things work.

Flip between two tabs to examine the patent drawings while reading the full text without scrolling back.

This application is the second in the Patent Legal Coach series. Michael Elliot Byczek is a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois and in the process of registration with the federal government. He owns a technical consulting company in Chicago that assists inventors with obtaining a patent as a legal coach.