Complex sentence: In 1900, the year the company's sales amounted to $200,000 engineers from Beech-Nut patented the first vacuum jar with a design that included a gasket and top that became a standard of the industry and could remain intact under the rigors of transportation.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1900, the year the company's sales amounted to $200,000. Engineers from Beech-Nut patented the first vacuum jar with a design that included a gasket and top that became a standard of the industry and could remain intact under the rigors of transportation.