20010426 Museum of Ancient Inventions Online exhibition of annotated images depicting early inventions such as woven cloth, earth fired pottery, eyeliner, olive oil soap, Aztec calendar wheels, candles, Archimedes' Screw, the abacus, stained glass, the battery, and the compass. 20000814 National Inventor's Hall of Fame Provides information about famous inventors who are selected by a committee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Also gives links to other sites concerning the inventors mentioned. 19990519 Patent Cafe Collection of annotated links to patent and invention resources for engineers, lawyers, manufacturers, and small businesses. Covers patent searching, invention groups, government agencies, international inventors, journals, chat groups, and magazines.
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Hosts a collection of unusual inventions that have been patented in both Britain and internationally, with special attention being given to the prolific British inventor Arthur Paul Pedrick, whose creations include a mechanism to control the spin of a golf ball and a horse-powered car. Also provided is a section dealing with the more serious issues connected to patents. 20000910 QPAT-US Database of all US patents since 1974. Full text viewing requires a subscription charge but an abstract database with front page information of all U.S. patents is offered free of charge. He is also credited with being the vision behind harnessing the power of Niagra Falls.