Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D572125 | Closet rod holder | 07/01/2008 |
| D557526 | Foot for a stand | 12/18/2007 |
| 7243887 | Suspension system A system for detachable suspension of shelves (4) from essentially vertically positioned carrier elements (1, 26) provided with slots or grooves (2). Elongate, U-shaped supporting elements (3, 25) are adapted to support said shelves (4... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7178769 | Suspension device A device for detachable suspension of baskets, shelves, paper roll holders etc. from a door or the like, includes a carrier element with through slots or holes for holding the baskets, shelves etc., a first fastener and a second fastener, which fasteners carry the c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7121417 | Fastening device A fastening device is for detachable suspension of baskets, paper roll holders, sets of hooks, etc. from a carrier element attached to a wall or door. The fastening device is integrated with the basket, etc. and is adapted to be hooked into slots or through holes in... | 10/17/2006 |
| D493308 | Wire drawer | 07/27/2004 |
