Know about Thomas Edison’s Top 100 Patents out of his 1093 odd...
Commemorating 180th BirthDay of the Key Driver of Second Industrial Revolution....
Key Inventions & Innovations:
Lighting & Power: Practical Incandescent Light Bulb, Electric Light & Power Systems.
Sound Recording: The Phonograph (tinfoil, wax cylinder, disc).
Motion Pictures: Kinetoscope (peephole viewer) and Kinetograph (early camera).
Telecommunications: Carbon telephone transmitter (improved microphone), Quadruplex Telegraph, Stock Ticker.
Batteries: Alkaline storage batteries (nickel-iron).
Research: The first industrial research and development laboratory (Menlo Park)
Top 100 Patents of Thomas Edison
Patent #90,646 – June 1, 1869
Improvement in Electrographic Vote-RecorderPatent #91,527 – June 22,1869
Improvement in Printing-TelegraphsPatent #96,681 – November 9, 1869
Automatic Electrical Switch for Telegraph ApparatusPatent #111,112 – January 24, 1871
Improvement in Governors for Electro-MotorsPatent #114,656 – May 9,1871
Improvement in Telegraphic Transmitting InstrumentsPatent #114,657 – May 9,1871
Improvement in Relay-Magnets for Telegraph InstrumentsPatent #128,608 – July 2, 1872
Improvement in Printing-Telegraph InstrumentsPatent #130,795 – August 27, 1872
Improvement in Electro-MagnetsPatent #131,334 – September 17, 1872
Improvement in Rheotomes or Circuit-DirectorsPatent #132,455 – October 22, 1872
Improvement in Paper for Chemical TelegraphsPatent #133,841 – December 10, 1872
Improvement in Type-Writing MachinesPatent #141,777 – August 12,1873
Improvement in Relay-MagnetsPatent #142,999 – September 23, 1873
Improvement in Galvanic BatteriesPatent #146812 – January 27, 1874
Improvement in Telegraph-Signal BoxesPatent #147,917 – February 24, 1874
Improvement in Duplex TelegraphsPatent #150,848 – May 12, 1874
Improvement in Chemical or Automatic TelegraphsPatent #154,788 – September 8, 1974
Improvement in District Telegraph Signal-BoxesPatent #169,972 – November 16, 1875
Improvement in Electric-Signaling InstrumentsPatent #200,521 – February 19,1871
Improvement in Phonograph or Speaking MachinesPatent #201,760 – March 26, 1878
Improvement in Speaking-MachinesPatent #203,017 – April 30, 1878
Improvement in Telephone Call-SignalsPatent #203,329 – May 7, 1878
Improvement in Perforating-PensPatent #205,370 – June 25, 1878
Improvement in Pneumatic Stencil-PensPatent #210,767 – December 10, 1878
Improvement in Vocal EnginesPatent #214,637 – April 22, 1879
Improvement in Thermal Regulators for Electric LightsPatent #217,781 – July 22, 1879
Improvement in Sextuplex TelegraphsPatent #218,166 – August 5, 1879
Improvement in Magneto-Electric MachinesPatent #218,866 – August 26, 1879
Improvement in Electric Lighting ApparatusPatent #222,390 – December 9, 1879
Improvement in Carbon-TelephonesPatent #223,898 – January 27, 1880
Electric LampPatent #228,329 – June 1, 1880
Magnetic Ore-SeparatorPatent #228,617 – June 8, 1880
Brake for Electro-Magnetic MotorsPatent #230,621 – August 3, 1880
Addressing-MachinePatent #238,868 – March 15, 1881
Manufacture of Carbons for Incandescent Electric LampsPatent #239,148 – March 22, 1881
Treating Carbons for Electric LampsPatent #239,151 – March 22, 1881
Method of Forming Enlarged Ends on Carbon FilamentsPatent #239,153 – March 22, 1881
Electric LampPatent #239,374 – March 29, 1881
Regulating the Generation of Electric CurrentsPatent #240,678 – April 26, 1881
WebermeterPatent #242,901 – June 14, 1881
Electric MeterPatent #248,425 – October 18, 1881
Apparatus for Producing High VacuumsPatent #248,430 – October 18, 1881
Electro-Magnetic BrakePatent #248,431 – October 18, 1881
Preserving FruitPatent #248,434 – October 18, 1881
Governor for Electric EnginesPatent #248,435 – October 18, 1881
Utilizing Electricity as a Motive PowerPatent #251,552 – December 27, 1881
Underground ConductorPatent #263,132 – August 22, 1882
Electro-Magnetic RailwayPatent #263,144 – August 22, 1882
Mold for Carbonizing IncandescentsPatent #263,149 – August 22, 1882
Commutator for Dynamo or Magneto Electric MachinesPatent #265,775 – October 10, 1882
Electric-Arc LightPatent #271,614 – February 6, 1883
ShaftingPatent #273,489 – March 6, 1883
Turn-Table for Electric RailwaysPatent #273,491 – March 6, 1883
Regulator for Driving Engines of Electrical GeneratorsPatent #273,492 – March 6, 1883
Secondary BatteryPatent #273,493 – March 6, 1883
Valve-Gear for Electrical Generator-EnginesPatent #273,715 – March 13, 1883
Art of Malleableizing IronPatent #278,418 – May 29, 1883
Apparatus for Translating Electric Currents from High to Low TensionPatent #293,433 – February 12, 1884
Insulation of Railroad-Tracks Used for Electric CircuitsPatent #295,990 – April 1, 1884
Type-WriterPatent #304,084 – August 26, 1884
Device for Protecting Electric-Light Systems from LightningPatent #314,115 – March 17, 1885
Chemical Stock Quotation TelegraphPatent #340,707 – April 27, 1886
Telephonic RepeaterPatent #340,709 – April 27, 1886
Telephone-CircuitPatent #350,235 – October 5, 1886
Railway-TelegraphyPatent #365,465 – June 28, 1887
Valve-GearPatent #378,044 – February 14, 1888
Telephone-TransmitterPatent #380,100 – March 27, 1888
Pyromagnetic MotorPatent #382,414 – May 8, 1888
Burnishing Attachment for PhonographsPatent #382,416 – May 8, 1888
Feed and Return Mechanism for PhonographsPatent #382,419 – May 8, 1888
Process of Duplicating PhonogramsPatent #386,974 – July 31, 1888
PhonographPatent #393,463 – November 27, 1888
Machine for Making Phonogram-BlanksPatent #397,280 – February 5, 1889
Phonograph Recorder and ReproducerPatent #397,705 – February 12, 1889
Method of Winding Field-MagnetsPatent #425,761 – April 15, 1890
Incandescent LampPatent #430,279 – June 17, 1890
Voltaic BatteryPatent #434,586 – August 19, 1890
Electric GeneratorPatent #434,587 – August 19, 1890
Thermo-Electric BatteryPatent #434,589 – August 19, 1890
Propelling Mechanism for Electric VehiclesPatent #438,305 – October 14, 1890
Fuse-BlockPatent #439,391 – October 28, 1890
Junction-Box for Electric WiresPatent #457,343 – August 11, 1891
Magnetic BeltingPatent #465,970 – December 29, 1891
Armature Connection for Motors or GeneratorsPatent #470,927 – March 15, 1892
Driving Mechanism for CarsPatent #470,928 – March 15, 1892
Alternating-Current GeneratorPatent #470,930 – March 15, 1892
Dynamo-Electric MachinePatent #476,984 – June 14,1892
Expansible PulleyPatent #476,985 – June 14, 1892
Trolley for Electric RailwaysPatent #479,184 – July 19, 1892
Fac-Simile TelegraphPatent #493,426 – March 14, 1893
Apparatus for Exhibiting Photographs of Moving ObjectsPatent #589,168 – August 31, 1897
Kinetographic CameraPatent #641,281 – January 16, 1900
Expanding PulleyPatent #657,922 – September 18, 1900 –
Apparatus for Reheating Compressed Air for Industrial PurposesPatent #661,238 – November 6, 1900
Machine for Forming Pulverized Material Into BriquetsPatent #678,722 – July 16, 1901
Reversible Galvanic BatteryPatent #722,502 – March 10, 1903
Means for Handling Cable-Drawn Cars on InclinesPatent #750,102 – January 19, 1904
Electrical AutomobilePatent #772,647 – October 18, 1904
Photographic Film for Moving-Picture MachinesPatent #775,600 – November 22, 1904
Rotary Cement-KilnPatent #909,169 – January 12, 1909
Waterproofing-Paint for Portland-Cement Structures


