[DOC] [TLE] Our Story - Levi Strauss [PAR] Our designers use products from our past to inspire the designs of tomorrow. ... 
Co. has been innovating since the birth of the first pair of jeans in 1873. ... The 
patent was granted to Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss & Company on May 20, 
1873; ... of a way to strengthen his trousers and came up with the idea to put 
metal rivets... [DOC] [TLE] The Invention of the Blue Jean - Levi Strauss [PAR] May 20, 1873 marked an historic day: the birth of the blue jean. ... Jacob Davis 
obtained a U.S. patent on the process of putting rivets in men's ... Jacob tried to 
think of a way to strengthen his trousers and came up with the idea to put metal 
rivets at ... Strauss, from whom he had purchased the cloth to make his riveted 
pants. [DOC] [TLE] Levi Strauss patents copper-riveted jeans - May 20, 1873 ... [PAR] May 20, 1989 ... On this day in History, Levi Strauss patents copper-riveted jeans on May 20, 1873
. ... Davis reported that he had discovered canvas pants could be improved if the 
pocket ... popular in Reno, but he needed a patent to protect his invention. ... are 
given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets,... [DOC] [TLE] Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans - May 20 ... [PAR] On this day in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, 
Nevada, ... In 1872, he wrote a letter to Strauss about his method of making work 
pants with metal rivets on the stress pointsat the corners of the pockets and the 
... Eligible persons had to cultivate the land and improve it by building a barn or 
house,... [DOC] [TLE] Blue Jeans History - Invention of Blue Jeans - The Great Idea Finder [PAR] Jul 28, 2006 ... Patent: 139,121 (US) issued May 20, 1873 for Fastening Pocket-Openings ... 
1871 Jacob who was using rivets on horse blankets, decides to try ... He built his 
business into a very successful operation over the next ... thread and a little metal 
into the most popular clothing product in the world - blue jeans. [DOC] [TLE] Jeans [PAR] He, his mother and two sisters left Germany in 1847 and sailed to New York, ... 
Levi worked hard, and acquired a reputation for quality products over the ... he 
made pants for his customers: he placed metal rivets at the points of strain ... 
patent #139121 for using copper rivets to strengthen the pockets of denim work 
pants. [DOC] [TLE] History Project by Brianna Aguilar on Prezi [PAR] ... a way to strengthen the pockets came up with the idea of metal rivets at the 
largest points ... Davis also got the job as head of manufacturing when Levi 
Strauss &Co. ... He came to the US and then to San Francisco in 1854 and 
changed his ... On May 20, 1873 they received the patent and this became the 
birthday of jeans. [DOC] [TLE] Reading Blue Jeans [PAR] decided to strengthen the pocket corners using metal rivets. ... were starting to 
imitate his design, so Davis decided to apply for a patent. But he didn't have the 
$68 filing fee. ... On May 20,1873, the two men received a patent for a riveted ..... 
_____ A trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or a manufacturer. [DOC] [TLE] Why do jeans have snap buttons just above their pockets? - Quora [PAR] These aren't snap buttons, they are called rivets. As the top of pockets is a place 
where a lot of ... Where can you buy men's jeans with a snap closure instead of a 
button? ... They were patented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873. ... Metal 
rivets put on jeans pocket are of great significance as they increase the tearing... [DOC] [TLE] Levi Strauss & Co. - Wikipedia [PAR] Levi Strauss & Co. /liva stras/ is a privately owned American clothing 
company known worldwide for its Levi's /livaz/ brand of denim jeans. It was 
founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim,

Question: In 1873 he got a patent for using metal rivets to strengthen the pockets on his product
Answer: Levi Strauss