Pēteris Skorovs
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Patent Examiner by day, Patent Archaeologist by night, Mountain Buck in whatever time is left. Personal views only.
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1/4 Ralph Baer's US Patent No. 3,728,480 for “Television Gaming and Training Apparatus”, filed on this day in 1968, was a masterpiece of foresight.
January 15, 2026 at 9:56 AM
1/4 Ralph Baer's US Patent No. 3,728,480 for “Television Gaming and Training Apparatus”, filed on this day in 1968, was a masterpiece of foresight.
1/4 On this day in 1885, Paul Nipkow received German Patent No. 30105 for an “Electric telescope”, later known for the Nipkow disk for mechanical television scanning.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patent #TelevisionHistory
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patent #TelevisionHistory
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
1/4 On this day in 1885, Paul Nipkow received German Patent No. 30105 for an “Electric telescope”, later known for the Nipkow disk for mechanical television scanning.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patent #TelevisionHistory
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patent #TelevisionHistory
1/3 On 13 January 1931, US #Patent No. 1,788,434 was granted to Leonarde Keeler for an “Apparatus for recording arterial blood pressure”.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Polygraph
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Polygraph
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
1/3 On 13 January 1931, US #Patent No. 1,788,434 was granted to Leonarde Keeler for an “Apparatus for recording arterial blood pressure”.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Polygraph
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Polygraph
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1942, US #Patent No. 2,269,452 was granted to Henry Ford and Eugene Gregorie for “Automobile chassis construction”.
#OnThisDay #PatentHistory #Ford #AutomotiveHistory
#OnThisDay #PatentHistory #Ford #AutomotiveHistory
January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1942, US #Patent No. 2,269,452 was granted to Henry Ford and Eugene Gregorie for “Automobile chassis construction”.
#OnThisDay #PatentHistory #Ford #AutomotiveHistory
#OnThisDay #PatentHistory #Ford #AutomotiveHistory
1/2 #OnThis Day in 1874, Cyrus Spalding, a Boston bookkeeper, received US #Patent No. 146,407 for an “Improvement in adding-machines”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #ComputingHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #ComputingHistory
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
1/2 #OnThis Day in 1874, Cyrus Spalding, a Boston bookkeeper, received US #Patent No. 146,407 for an “Improvement in adding-machines”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #ComputingHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #ComputingHistory
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1886, Lewis H. Latimer received US #Patent No. 334,078 for an “Apparatus for cooling and disinfecting”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #BlackHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #BlackHistory
January 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1886, Lewis H. Latimer received US #Patent No. 334,078 for an “Apparatus for cooling and disinfecting”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #BlackHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #BlackHistory
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1932, Siemens-Schuckertwerke secured German #Patent No. 567 906 for Wilhelm Klement’s plug and socket concept that became Schuko, a design that most people recognise instantly but rarely think about.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Schuko #DPMA
#OTD #PatentHistory #Schuko #DPMA
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1932, Siemens-Schuckertwerke secured German #Patent No. 567 906 for Wilhelm Klement’s plug and socket concept that became Schuko, a design that most people recognise instantly but rarely think about.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Schuko #DPMA
#OTD #PatentHistory #Schuko #DPMA
1/5 #OnThisDay in 1934, German #Patent DE 590783 was granted to Albert Einstein and Rudolf Goldschmidt for an apparatus for sound reproduction devices.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Einstein
#OTD #PatentHistory #Einstein
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
1/5 #OnThisDay in 1934, German #Patent DE 590783 was granted to Albert Einstein and Rudolf Goldschmidt for an apparatus for sound reproduction devices.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Einstein
#OTD #PatentHistory #Einstein
Nice post. Here’s Gibson’s 1954 design patent.
January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Nice post. Here’s Gibson’s 1954 design patent.
Love this.To add to the history, here’s a figure straight from Frank Hornby’s original 1901 patent for what became Meccano.
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Love this.To add to the history, here’s a figure straight from Frank Hornby’s original 1901 patent for what became Meccano.
Perfectly timed post. Here’s an image from Frank Hornby’s 1901 patent specification for Meccano. A great snapshot of how it was first set out on paper.
January 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Perfectly timed post. Here’s an image from Frank Hornby’s 1901 patent specification for Meccano. A great snapshot of how it was first set out on paper.
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1931, Thomas Edison filed his final patent application, baased on an earlier application filed in 1926. It was granted posthumously on 16 May 1933, as US #Patent No. 1,908,830 for a “Holder for article to be electroplated”.
#PatentHistory #Edison
#PatentHistory #Edison
January 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1931, Thomas Edison filed his final patent application, baased on an earlier application filed in 1926. It was granted posthumously on 16 May 1933, as US #Patent No. 1,908,830 for a “Holder for article to be electroplated”.
#PatentHistory #Edison
#PatentHistory #Edison
1/8 #OnThisDay in 1980, the European Patent Office (@epo.org) announced the first grants of European patents in the European Patent Bulletin 1980/01.
#OTD #EPO #EuropeanPatentOffice #PatentHistory
#OTD #EPO #EuropeanPatentOffice #PatentHistory
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
1/8 #OnThisDay in 1980, the European Patent Office (@epo.org) announced the first grants of European patents in the European Patent Bulletin 1980/01.
#OTD #EPO #EuropeanPatentOffice #PatentHistory
#OTD #EPO #EuropeanPatentOffice #PatentHistory
3/5 His idea was to standardize answers so machines could do the counting. Each person’s data was encoded on a punch card. A tabulating machine read the holes and advanced counters to produce totals and breakdowns.
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
3/5 His idea was to standardize answers so machines could do the counting. Each person’s data was encoded on a punch card. A tabulating machine read the holes and advanced counters to produce totals and breakdowns.
1/5 #OnThisDay in 1889, Herman Hollerith, a German-American inventor, received US #Patent No. 395,782 for “Art of compiling statistics”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #IBM
#OTD #PatentHistory #IBM
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
1/5 #OnThisDay in 1889, Herman Hollerith, a German-American inventor, received US #Patent No. 395,782 for “Art of compiling statistics”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #IBM
#OTD #PatentHistory #IBM
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1913, US #Patent No. 1,049,667 was granted to William M. Burton for “Manufacture of gasolene”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #USPTO
#OTD #PatentHistory #USPTO
January 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1913, US #Patent No. 1,049,667 was granted to William M. Burton for “Manufacture of gasolene”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #USPTO
#OTD #PatentHistory #USPTO
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1714, British #Patent No. 395 was granted under Queen Anne to Henry Mill for “Impressing Writing on Parchment”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Typewriter
#OTD #PatentHistory #Typewriter
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1714, British #Patent No. 395 was granted under Queen Anne to Henry Mill for “Impressing Writing on Parchment”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Typewriter
#OTD #PatentHistory #Typewriter
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1925, US #Patent No. 1,522,176 was granted to George Washington Carver for “Cosmetic and process of producing the same”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #BlackHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #BlackHistory
January 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
1/3 #OnThisDay in 1925, US #Patent No. 1,522,176 was granted to George Washington Carver for “Cosmetic and process of producing the same”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #BlackHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #BlackHistory
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1970, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake received US #Patent No. 3,487,800 for a “Wind-propelled apparatus“, the windsurfing board.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Windsurfing
#OTD #PatentHistory #Windsurfing
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
1/2 #OnThisDay in 1970, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake received US #Patent No. 3,487,800 for a “Wind-propelled apparatus“, the windsurfing board.
#OTD #PatentHistory #Windsurfing
#OTD #PatentHistory #Windsurfing
#OnThisDay in 1863 US Patent No. 37,305 was granted to James Plimpton for an “Improvement in skates“.
#OTD #PatentHistory #RollerSkating
#OTD #PatentHistory #RollerSkating
January 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
#OnThisDay in 1863 US Patent No. 37,305 was granted to James Plimpton for an “Improvement in skates“.
#OTD #PatentHistory #RollerSkating
#OTD #PatentHistory #RollerSkating
Indeed, there are some similarities between the Landlord's Game and Monopoly. Here are the drawings from Magie's 1904 patent.
January 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Indeed, there are some similarities between the Landlord's Game and Monopoly. Here are the drawings from Magie's 1904 patent.
1/5 #OnThisDay in 1858, Ezra Warner received U.S #Patent No. 19,063 for an “Instrument for opening cans”, often cited as the first U.S. can opener.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
1/5 #OnThisDay in 1858, Ezra Warner received U.S #Patent No. 19,063 for an “Instrument for opening cans”, often cited as the first U.S. can opener.
#OTD #PatentHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory
This is a great bit of history. Here’s Stone’s 1888 paper straw patent. Wild how a small tweak turned into something everyone uses.
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This is a great bit of history. Here’s Stone’s 1888 paper straw patent. Wild how a small tweak turned into something everyone uses.