1

Thomas Edison obtains a patent for an electrographic vote recorder in 1869.

2

"Your a Grand Old Flag" by George M. Cohan is registered for copyright in 1906

3

New York Rangers trademark registered 1969

4

Patent #3,091,888 granted in 1963 to six-year-old Robert W. Patch for a "toy truck"

5

Safety Cap for Medicine Bottle is patented by Ronald Kay in 1984

6

J.S. Pemberton's Coca-Cola label is registered in 1887

7

"Eensie Weensie Spider" by Yola De Meglio is copyrighted in 1946

8

Ives McGaffey patents the vacuum cleaner, a "sweeping machine" in 1869

9

Patent #2,641,545 granted in 1953 to John H. Kraft for the "manufacture of soft surface cured cheese"

10

MYLAR trademark registered 1952

11

C.E. Duryea patents a road vehicle- the gasoline automobile-in 1895

12

Good and Plenty trademark registered 1928

13

Patent #2,351,004 is obtained by Marvin Camras in 1944 for the magnetic tape recorder

14

George Washington Carver receives a patent in 1927 for a process of producing paints and stains

15

Charles Goodyear granted patent #3,633 in 1844 for vulcanized rubber

16

In 1980, Supreme Court declares that living organisms which are products of human ingenuity are patentable in Diamond v. Chakrabarty

17

Atari's "Asteroids" and "Lunar Lander" are the 1st two video games registered in the Copyright Office in 1980

18

MAX FACTOR trademark for perfumes, make-up and shampoo registered in 1940

19

Michael Pupin is granted a patent for long distance telephony in 1900

20

Samuel Morse is granted a patent in 1840 for telegraphy signals

21

Cyrus McCormick of Virginia patents the reaper in 1834 for the cultivation of grain

22

Rolaids trademark registered 1954

23

Arthur Melin obtains a patent for the Hula-hoop in 1964

24

Mark Twain patents a scrapbook in 1873

25

Patent # 1,718,305 is granted to G.L. Pierce in 1929 for the "basketball"
BATMAN trademark registered in 1940

26

CANDY LAND trademark for children's game registered in 1951

27

K MART trademark registered in 1967

28

Joe Clark patented a new formula for control of infections in 1955

29

Juicy Fruit chewing gum trademark registered 1915

30

William Hadaway is issued a patent for the electric stove in 1896