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Inventions and Patents
Inventions
Electrographic Vote Recorder 1868
Printing Telegraph 1869
Electromotor Escapement 1870
Telegraph Transmitting Instrument 1870
Electric Motor Governors 1870
Telegraphic Recording Instrument 1871
Machinery for perforating paper 1871
Typewriting Machine 1871
Electrical Printing Machine 1872
Automatic Telegraph Instruments 1872
Galvanic Batteries 1872
Telegraph Signal Boxes 1872
Duplex Telegraphs 1873
Quadruplex Telegraph Repeater 1875
Autographic Printing 1876
Telephonic Telegraphs 1876
Acoustic Telegraphs 1876
Electro Harmonic Multiplex Telegraph 1876
Pneumatic Stencil Pens 1877
Perforating Pens 1877
Speaking Telegraph 1877
Sextuplex Telegraph 1877
Addressing Machine 1877
Telephone 1877
Phonograph or Speaking Machine 1877
Carbon Telephones 1878
Vocal Engines 1878
Thermal Regulator for Electric Lights 1878
Electric Lighting Apparatus 1878
Typewriter 1878
Autographic Stencils for Printing 1879
Dynamo Electric Machines 1879
Electric Lamp 1879
Safety Conductor for Electric Lights 1880
Brake for Electro Magnetic Motors 1880
Magnetic Ore Separator 1880
Webermeter 1880
Process for Preserving Fruit 1880
Electric Meter 1881
Electric Motor 1881
Current regulator for Dynamo Electric Machine 1881
Underground Conductors 1882
Telephone Repeater 1884
Fuse Block 1885
Pyromagnetic Motor 1887
Pyromagnetic Generator 1887
Thermo Electric Battery 1888
Phonograph Recorder 1888
Phonograph reproducer 1888
Phonograph Doll 1889
A.C. Generator 1891
Lightning Arrester 1891
Kinetograph and Projecting Kinetoscope 1897
Electric Meter 1898
Reversible Galvanic Battery 1900
Sound Recording Apparatus 1901
Photographic Film for Moving Picture Machine 1903
 
Patents
No other inventor has approached the number of patents issued to Thomas Edison, singly or jointly - 1093.
Telegraph 150
Electric Pen & Mimeograph 5
Telephone 34
Phonograph 195
Electric Light & Power 389
Railroad 25
Ore Separator 62
Cement 40
Motion Pictures 9
Battery 141
Automobile 8
Typewriter 3
Vacuum Preservation 1
Auto Giro 1
Chemicals 3
Military Projectiles 3
Radio 2
Rubber 1
Miscellaneous 21
Total 1093



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