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You’ve likely seen Frank Zybach’s invention from the road—or even from the sky.

His invention—center pivot irrigation—uses a rotating boom with sprinklers to water crops in a circular pattern. He was granted U.S. Patent No. 2,604,359 in 1952.

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A good magician never reveals their secrets! Unless they have applied for a patent that requires full disclosure, that is. 🎩

Thanks to inventor Edward Enochs and his U.S. Patent No. 2,471,676 issued in 1949, you can mystify your own audience with the "hat trick".

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In 1870, Averill Chemical Paint Company received the first federal trademark registration in the United States.

Since 1870, the USPTO has registered more than 8 million trademarks protecting some of America’s most iconic brands.

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Throughout American history, inventors have worked to ensure our elections are secure and efficient. In 1899, Alfred Gillespie of Rochester, New York received a patent for a voting machine that used a system of levers to record and tabulate votes.

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H.J. Heinz was an entrepreneur in the prepared foods industry. He founded his company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the early 1900s and gained fame for the tomato-based condiment Heinz Ketchup (originally called Catsup).

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