Following are the major events that happened in May..
May 1
1888 – Patent was granted to Nikola Tesla for the electrical transmission of power
May 3
1831 – Jim Manning patented a mowing machine. However, the very first patent for a machine for mowing lawns was granted to Edwin Beard Budding.
May 4
1943 – A patent for helicopter controls was obtained by Igor Sikorsky. Sikorsky invented fixed-winged and multi-engine aircraft
May 5
1809 – Mary Kies was the first women to receive a patent. It was for a process for Weaving Straw with Silk or Thread
May 6
1851 – John Gorrie received the ice-making machine patent.
May 7
1878 – Joseph Winters received the fire escape ladder patent.
May 9
1958 – Mattel’s Barbie doll was registered. The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler whose own daughter was called Barbara.
May 10
1752 – Benjamin Franklin first tested his lightning rod. Franklin invented the lightening rod
May 12
1885 – Ottmar Mergenthaler received a patent for a machine for producing printing bars.
May 14
1853 – Gail Borden invented her process for condensed milk.
May 15
1718 – James Puckle, a London lawyer, patented the world’s first machine gun.
May 17
1839 – Lorenzo Adkins patented a water wheel.
May 18
1830 – Edwin Beard Budding of England signed a licensing agreement for the manufacture of his invention, the lawn mower.
May 19
1896 – Edward Acheson was issued a patent for an electrical furnace used to produce hardest industrial substances
May 20
1830 – D. Hyde patented the fountain pen.
May 22
1906 – Orville and Wilbur Wright received a patent for a Flying Machine with a motor.
May 23
1930 – The Patent Act of 1930 permitted patenting of certain plants.
May 25
1948 – Andrew Moyer was granted a patent for a method of mass production of penicillin.
May 26
1857 – Robert Mushet received a patent for methods of manufacturing steel.
May 27
1796 – James McLean was issued a patent for a piano.
May 28
1996 – Theo and Wayne Hart received a patent for a ponytail hair clasp.
May 30
1821 – James Boyd patented the rubber fire hose.
-Team ScienceNow Digital
