Sarah E. Goode - Folding Cabinet Bed July 14, 1885 - 322,117
Miriam E. Benjamin (School teacher) -Patented a gong and signal chair for motels- July 17, 1888- 386,289
Anna M. Mangin (Woodside, New York) -Patent for a pastry fork -March 1, 1892 - 470,005
Lyda A. Newman (New York City, NY) -Patent for a hair brush which permitted easy cleaning by having a detachable unit which carried the brush and bristles-
November 15, 1898 -614,335
Madeline Turner (Oakland, California) -Patent for a fruit press.- April 25, 1916 -1,180,959
Alice H. Parker (Morristown, NJ) -Issued a patent for a heating furnace. The invention provided a mechanism for regulating heat to be carried to various rooms of a building. -December 19,1919 -1,325,905
Marjorie Joyner (Chicago, Illinois)- Patent for a permanent wave machine which could wave the hair of both white and Black people. -November 27,1928- 1,693,515
Marjorie Joyner was employed by the Madame C.J. Walker Cosmetic Company and assigned her patent rights to that company for a hair styling hot comb (erroneously cited as invented by Walker).
Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, invented hair creams to soften the hair. She also developed other lotions and creams for which she acquired trademarks.
Patricia Carter Ives. “Creativity and Inventions. (Arlington, VA: Research Unlimited), 1987.
Henrietta Mahim Bradberry (Chicago, Illinois) Patented a bed rack which was an attachment to the bed that permitted air to pass through and refreshed worn clothes. - May 25, 1943 2,320,027
Device operated pneumatically and was adapted to discharge torpedoes under the water surface. - December 11,1945 2,390,688
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (Washington, D.C.) (born in Charlotte, North Carolina) Sanitary Belt. May 15, 1956 2,881,761 Sanitary Belt with Moistureproof Napkin Pocket. April 14, 1959 2,881,761 Carrier attachment for invalid walkers. (McLean, Virginia) May 18, 1976 - 3,957,071 Bathroom Tissue Holder. (Williamsburg, Virgina) October 19, 1982 - 4,354,643 Back washer mounted on a shower wall and bathtub. September 29, 1987 4,696,068
Mildred Austin Smith (Sister of Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner) Family relationships card game
A game that explores genealogical family relationships. Marketed under the names “Family Relationships Card Game” and trademarked as Family Treedition, also available in braille October 28, 1980 4,230,321 .
Virgie M. Ammons- Fireplace damper actuating tool. The instrument opens and closes a fireplace damper and is also intended to operate as a securing means to prevent fluttering of the damper due to wind -September 30, 1975 3,908,633.
Iula O. Carter (Ohio) Nursery Chair February 9, 1960 2,923,950
Bessie V. Griffin (New Jersey) Portable receptacle April 25, 1951 2,550,554
Maxine Snowden (Washington, D.C.) Rain Hat April 5, 1983 4,378,606
Mary Ann Moore (Carlisle, Kentucky) Pain relief composition and method of preparing same December 4, 1979 4,177,266
Patricia Bath, M.D. Los Angeles, CA Laser apparatus for surgery of cataracts lenses- Dec.1,1998 5,919,186 ,Method and apparatus for ablating and removing cataract May 17,1988 - 5,843,071 Apparatus for Ablating & Removing Cataract Lenses Jul. 6, 1999 4,744,360
Marie V.Brittan Brown Home security system Dec.2,1969
Joan Clark Los Angeles, CA Medicine tray Apr.1,1986 , Holder for bras & like
Beatrice L. Cowans (Washington, DC) and Virginia E. Hall (Washington, DC) Embroidered fruit bowl wall hanging and kit for making same. Apr.5,1977 4,016,314
Ellen Elgin Clothes wringer 1880s
Julia Terry Hammonds (Lebanon, Illinois) Apparatus for holding yarn skeins
Listed in the Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent Office. Dec.15,1896 572,985
Joanna Hardin(New York, NY) and Bernard Hirschenson (New York, NY) Keyboard standFeb. 23,1993 5,188,321
Ruane Sharon Jeter (Los Angeles, CA) Toaster April 14,1987 D289,249
Ruane Sharon Jeter (Los Angeles, CA) and Sheila Lynn Jeter(Los Angeles, CA) and-held, multi-functional devices in one housing including a stapler, staple remover, pencil sharpener, hole punch, calculator, tape measure, architectural and engineering scale. Sept. 16, 1997 D383,783
Gaba; Rodolfo (Simi Valley, CA); Griffin; Michael (Aqua Dulce, CA); Gusakov; Ignaty (East Aurora, NY); Ruane Sharon Jeter (Los Angeles, CA); Mach; Brian
(Elma, NY); Marsh; Gordon H. (West Hills, CA). Medical waste disposal container Sept. 7, 1999 5,947,285 , Container installing system Jul. 6, 1999 5,918,762, Cabinet for housing a medical waste container Jun. 15, 1999D411,008
Natalie R. Love (Baltimore, MD) T-Top roof cover May 5,1992 5,110,178
Brothella Quick (Evanston, IL) Pocketed underwear Nov 23,1993 D341,470
Carol Randall (Los Angeles, CA) Portable holder for tissues Aug.13,1996 Ear brace Nov.20,1990 5,544,750
Judy W. Reed -Improvement in dough kneader & roller Sep.20,1884
Mary J. Reynolds Hoisting/loading mechanism Apr.20,1920
Archia L. Ross (New York, NY) Runner for Stoops. August 4, 1896 and Trousers Support November 28, 1899 565,301
Theora Stephens Pressing/curling iron
Valerie Thomas(Lanham, MD) Illusion transmitter Oct 21,1980 4,229,761
M. Thomas Float-operated circuit closer May 4,1920
Hirschenson; Bernard (New York, NY); Hardin; Joanna (New York, NY)Keyboard stand February 23, 19935,188,32
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