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Selected Black Inventors

Inventor Invention
Abrams, W. B. Hame attachment
Adams, James S. Propelling means for airplanes
Albert, A. P. Cotton picking machine
Alexander, Winser Edward Thermal photograph detail enhancer
Allen, C. W. Self-leveling table
Allen, J. B. Clothesline support
Allen, John Henry, Jr. Doppler operations test set
Ammons, Virgie M. Fireplace damper actuating tool
Anderson, Jo Assisted Cyrus McCormick with reaper
Atkins, Cyril Fitzgerald Paper process for corrugated shipping containers
Bailes, William Ladder scaffold-support
Bailey, L. C. Pullman upper-berth folding bed
Truss and bandage
Bailliff, C. O. Shampoo headrest
Baker, David Sanitary cuspidor
Elevator scales
Railway bridge signal
Ballow, W. J. Hat rack and table
Baltimore, Jeremiah Daniel Pyrometer
Bankhead, Charles A. Assembled composition printing
Banneker, Benjamin Wooden striking clock
Barnes, William Harry Pituitary gland instrument
Bauer, James A. Coin changer
Bayless, Robert G. Encapsulation process and its product
Beard, Andrew Jackson Railroad car coupler
Rotary engine
Becket, G. E. Letter box
Beckley, Charles R. Folding chair
Bell, L. Locomotive smokestack
Benjamin, Alfred Stainless steel scouring pads
Benjamin, L. W. Broom moistener
Benjamin, Miriam E. Gong system for summoning attendants
Benton, J. W. Derrick
Binga, M. W. Street sprinkler
Bishop, Alfred A. Nuclear core flow distributor
Blackburn, A. B. Railroad signal
Spring seat for chairs
Blair, Henry Corn and cotton planting machines
Blair, Joseph N. Speedboat torpedo for long-range bombing
Blue, L. Corn shelling device
Booker, L. F. Rubber scraping knife
Booker, Peachy Flying landing platform
Boone, Sarah Ironing board
Bowman, Henry A. Flag-making method
Boyd, Henry Bedstead
Boykin, Otis Artificial heart stimulator (pacemaker)
Guided missile device
Bradberry, Henrietta Clothes rack
Torpedo discharge device
Briscoe, James R. Building blocks
Brooks, C. B. Street sweeper
Brooks, Phil Disposable syringe
Brown, Henry T. Reactivating hydro-foaming catalysts
Brown, Marie V. B. Home security system
Brown, Paul L. Spinnable stringless top
Bundy, Robert F. Signal generator
Butteese, Sherman Adjustable sides for trucks
Campbell, David Newton Emanuel Dispenser to prevent tuberculosis
Campbell, Peter Screw press
Campbell, Robert Lee Valve for steam engines
Campbell, W. S. Self-resetting animal trap
Carruthers, George R. Lunar surface ultraviolet camera
Carver, George Washington Cosmetics
Dyes
Christian, John B. Grease composition for vacuum apparatus
Christmas, Charles Cotton press
Coles, Leander M. Mortician's table
Cosby, Thomas L. Rotary machine
Closed-cycle energy conversion systems
Cotton, Donald J. Vertical liquid electrode
Cowans, Beatrice L. Embroidered fruit bowl wall hanging and kit
Cox, Elbert L. Presettable bistable circuits
Crosthwait, David N., Jr. Window thermostat
Dammond, William H. Safety system for operating railroads
Davidson, Shelby J. Mechanical tabulator
Davis, Stephen Smith Supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnel nozzles
Delany, Martin R. Railroad locomotive device
Dent, Benjamin A. Procedure entry for a data processor
Dickenson, J. H. Player piano appliances
Dorman, Linnaeus Cuthbert Chemical patents
Douglas, William Self-binding harvesting machinery
Doyle, James Automatic serving system
Dugger, Cortland O. Method for growing oxide
Eglin, Ellen F. Clothes wringer
Elder, Clarence L. Sweepstakes programmer
Noncapsizable container
Bidirectional monitoring and control systems
Elkins, T. Refrigerating apparatus
Emile, Phillip E. Transistorized gating circuit
Transistorized multivibrator circuit
Ferrell, Frank J. Valves for steam engine
Fisher, D. A. Furniture caster
Forbes, Dennis A. Chemistry card game
Forten, James, Sr. Sail handling device
Frye, Irvin S. Adjustable shackle
Garner, Albert Y. Phosphonyl polymers
Flame retardant
Gill, Vincent A. Quick disconnect valved coupling
Gillard, Joseph Car park
Goode, Sarah E. Folding cabinet bed
Gourdine, Meredith C. Fog dispenser
Electrogas-dynamic method and apparatus for detecting the properties of particulate matter entrained in gas
Grant, George F. Golf tee
Griffin, Bessie V. Portable receptacle support
Gurley, Clyde E. Automatic telephone alarm apparatus
Programmable external dial operating device
Hall, Lloyd A. Antioxidant composition
Harper, David Mobile utility rack
Bookcase
Harper, Solomon Thermostatic-controlled hair curlers
Hillery, John Richard Tarsal arch support
Hilyer, Andrew F. Hot air register attachments
Holmes, Lydia M. Knockdown wheeled toy
Hopkins, Harry C. Power controller
Howard, Darnley E. Optical apparatus
Hubbard, Philip Gamelich Anemometer to measure fluid turbulence
Hull, Wilson E. Sublimation timing switch
Mass-release mechanism for satellites
Hunter, J. H. Portable weighing scales
Huntley, James B. Emergency fire escape mechanism
Jackson, Augustus Ice cream
Jackson, Benjamin F. Hydrocarbon burner system
Jackson, Henry Method for autocatalytically depositing copper
Jefferson, Donald E. Triggered exploding wire device
Jennings, Thomas L. Dry cleaning process
Johnson, Frederick M. Self-feeding rifle
Johnson, John A. Wrench
Johnson, W. Eggbeater
Johnson, William H. Device for overcoming dead center for compound engine
Jones, Frederick McKinley Portable X-ray machine
Refrigerated trucks for long-distance travel
Ticket-dispensing machine for movie theaters
Air-conditioning method
Jones, Howard S., Jr. Antenna testing shield
Waveguide components
Magneto-mechanical waveguide line stretcher
Conformal edge-slot radiators
Jordan, John H., Jr. Dresser
Cocktail table
Combined clock and wall plaque
Joyner, Marjorie Stewart Permanent waving machine
Julian, Hubert Airplane safety appliance
Julian, Percy Lavon Preparation of cortisone
Recovery of sterols
Kelly, Kenneth C. Linearly polarized monopulse lobing antenna
Kelly, Lawrence R., Jr. Programmable external dial
Kenner, Beatrice Sanitary belt
Latimer, Lewis H. Lamp fixture
Method for producing electric light filaments
Water closet for railroad cars
Lee, H. Animal trap
Lee, Joseph Dough kneading machine
Bread crumbing machine
Lee, Lester A. Carbon dioxide laser fuels
Lee, Maurice W., Sr. Aromatic pressure cooker and smoker
Leonard, Herbert, Jr. Production of hydroxylamine hydrochloride
Lewis, James E. Antenna feed for tracking radar
Logan, Emanuel L., Jr. Door bar latch
Logan, Joseph G., Jr. Small, low-fuel jet engine for missles and helicopters
Lovell, Henry R. Doorcheck
Lowden, Fred J. Key fastener
MacDonald, Hugh D. Rocket catapult
Marshall, W. Grain binder
Martin, W. A. Lock
Mathis, Nathaniel Barber's apron
Matzeliger, Jan Shoe lasting machine
McCoy, Elijah Lawn sprinkler
Railroad engine lubricator
McCree, D. Portable fire escape
Millington, James E. Electrical insulating paper
Morgan, Garrett A. Three-way traffic signal
Gas mask
Hair straightener
Muckelroy, William L. Leadless microminiature inductance element
Ceramic inductor
Murray, George W. Agricultural implements
Cotton chopper
Nauflette, George W. Process for the synthesis of 2-fluoro-2, 2-dinitroethanol
Newman, Lyda D. Brush
Nokes, Clarence Venetian blind restringer
Lawn mower
Parker, Alice H. Heating furnace
Parker, John P. Tobacco press screw
Parsons, James A. Austenitic alloy steels
Peake, George Handmill for grain
Pelham, Robert A., Jr. Pasting machine
Tabulating machine for census of manufacturing
Peterson, Charles A., Jr. Power-generating apparatus
Pickering, J. F. Dirigible with electric motor
Prather, Alfred G. B. Human-powered glider aircraft
Purvis, William B. Hand stamp
Paper-bag making machine
Reynolds, Humpfrey H. Window ventilator for railroad cars
Bridge safety gate
Rhodes, J. B. Water closet for homes
Richardson, A. C. Casket lowering device
Richardson, W. H. Baby carriage
Richey, Charles U. Device servicing unauthorized use of telephone
Rickman, A. L. Shoe covers for rain
Rillieux, Norbert Sugar-refining pan
Robinson, Elbert R. Electric railway trolley with overhead wires
Grooved railway wheels
Russell, Edwin R. Removal of cesium from aqueous solution by ion exchange
Eleven atomic energy processes
Radioactive tracer
Russell, Joseph L. Preparation of tungsten hexafluoride
Russell, L. A. Guard attachments for children's and invalid's beds
Ruth, William Chester Baler feeder
Bomb sight
Cinder spreader
Samms, Adolphus Rocket engine pump feed system
Sampson, G. T. Clothes dryer
Sampson, Henry Thomas Propellants
Sanderson, Dewey S. C. Urinalysis machine
Sanderson, Ralph W. Hydraulic shock absorber
Scott, Howard L. Waterproofing method for hair
Scott, J. C. Shadow box
Scottron, S. R. Curtain rod
Shaw, Earl Spin-flip turntable laser
Shorter, D. W. Livestock feed rack
Sluby, Thomas B. Milk bottle stopper
Smart, Brinay Reverse valve gears
Smith, Jonathan S., II Transparent zirconia composition and process
Smith, Mildred Austin Family relationship card game
Smith, P. D. Potato digger
Smith, Samuel C. Hardness tester
Spikes, Richard B. Automatic car wash
Automobile directional signal
Gear shift
Stafford, Osborne C. Microwave phase shift device
Standard, J. Oil stove
Compressed-air refrigerator
Stephens, George B. D. Cigarette holder and ashtray
Stevens, George D. Paper company machine
Stokes, Rufus Exhaust purifier
Tate, Charles W. Flexible and transparent lubricant housing for universal joint
Taylor, Asa J. Machine for assembling and disassembling fluid joint
Taylor, Moddie Preparation of anhydrous alkaline earth halides
Preparation of anhydrous lithium salts
Temple, Lewis Toggle harpoon for whaling
Thomas, Hyram S. Potato chips
Thompson, Joseph A., Jr. Foot warmer
Moist/dry lavatory and toilet tissue
Thompson, Oliver L. Vehicle parking attachment
Turner, Allen H. Electrostatic paint system
Turner, Madeline M. Fruit press
Vaughn, Norval Cobb Bulletproof shield
Vincent, Ubert Conrad Varicocele procedure in surgery
Walker, Sarah Breedlove McWilliams Conditioner for straightening hair
Metal heated comb
Weaver, Rufus J. Stairclimbing wheelchair
Weir, Charles E. High-pressure optical cell
Weston, Anthony Threshing machine improvements
Williams, O. S. Airborne radar beacon
Williams, Paul E. Helicopter
Woods, Granville T. Steam boiler furnace
Synchronous multiflex railway telegraph
Electric railway
Woodard, Dudley G. Preparation of water-soluble acrylic copolymers
Woods, Granville T. and Lyates Railway brakes
Wormley, James Lifesaving apparatus
Wright, Louis Tompkins Intradermal smallpox vaccination
Sources: Patricia Carter Ives, Creativity and Inventions: The Genius of Afro-Americans and Women in the United States and their Patents; Vivian Ovelton Sammons, Blacks in Science and Medicine; Jessie Carney Smith, ed., Black Firsts: 2,000 Years of Extraordinary Achievement.

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