African American Inventors Invention Inventor Date Invention Inventor Date Air-Conditioning Unit Frederick M. Jones July 12, 1949 Ice Cream Scoop A. L. Cralle Feb. 2, 1897 Almanac Benjamin Banneker Approx. 1791 Insect-Destroyer Gun A. C. Richard Feb. 28, 1899 Automatic Cut-Off Switch Granville T. Woods Jan. 1, 1889 Ironing Board Sarah Boone Dec, 30, 1887 Automatic Fishing Device G Cook May 30, 1899 Key Chain F. J. Loudin Jan. 9, 1894 Automatic Gear Shift Richard B. Spikes Feb. 6, 1932 Lawn Mower J. A. Burr May 19, 1889 Blood Plasma Bag Charles Drew Approx. 1945 Lawn Sprinkler J. W. Smith May 4, 1897 Biscuit Cutter A. P. Ashbourne Nov. 30, 1875 Lemon Squeezer J. Thomas White Dec. 8, 1896 Bicycle Frame I. R. Johnson Oct. 10, 1899 Lock W. A. Martin July 23, 1889 Baby Buggy W. H. Richardson June 18, 1899 Latern Michael C. Harvey Aug. 19, 1884 Cellular Car Phone Henry T. Sampson July 6, 1971 Lubricating Cup Elijah McCoy Nov. 15, 1898 Chamber Commode T. Elkin Jan. 8, 1897 Lunch Pail James Robinson 1887 Clothes Dryer G. T. Sampson June 6, 1892 Mail Box Paul B. Downing Oct. 27, 1939 Curtain Rod S. C. Scratton Nov. 30 1889 Mop Thomas B. Stewart June 11, 1893 Curtain Rod Supporter William S. Grant Aug. 4, 1896 Motor Fredrick M. Jones June 27, 1939 Door Knob O. Dorsey Dec. 10, 1878 Peanut Butter George Washington Carver 1896 Door Stop O. Dorsey Dec. 10, 1878 Pencil Sharpener J. L. Love Nov. 23, 1897 Dust Pan Lawrence P. Ray Aug. 3, 1897 Record Player Arm Joseph Hunger Dickinson Jan. 8, 1918 Egg Beater Willie Johnson Feb. 5, 1884 Refrigerator J. Standard July 14,1891 Elevator Alexander Miles Oct. 11, 1867 Riding Saddles W. D. Davis Oct. 6, 1896 Electric Lamp/Bulb Lewis Latimer Mar. 21, 1882 Rooling Pen John W. Reed 1884 Eye Protector P. Johnson Nov. 2, 1880 Shampoo Headrest C. O. Bailiff Oct. 11, 1898 Fire Escape Ladder J. W. Winters May 7, 1878 Spark Plug Edmond Berger Feb. 2, 1830 Fire Extinguisher T. J. Marshall Oct. 26, 1872 Straightening Comb Madam C. J. Walker Approx. 1905 Folding Bed L. C. Bailey July 18, 1889 Stethoscope Imhotep Ancient Egypt Folding Chair Brody & Surgwar June 11, 1889 Street Sweeper Charles B. Brooks Mar. 17, 1890 Fountain Pen W. B. Purvis Jan. 7, 1890 Stove T. A. Carrington July 25, 1876 Furniture Caster D. A. Fisher Mar. 14, 1876 Sugar Making Improvement Norbet Rillieux Dec. 10, 1846 Gas Mask Garrett Morgan Oct. 13, 1914 Telephone Transmitter Granvill T. Woods Dec. 2, 1884 Golf Tee T. Grant Dec. 12, 1899 Thermostat Control Frederick M. Jones Feb. 23, 1960 Guitar Robert F. Flemming, Jr. Mar. 3, 1886 Traffic Light Garrett Morgan Nov, 20, 1923 Hair Brush Lydia D. Newman Nov. 15, 1898 Tricycle M. A. Cherry May 8, 1888 Typewriter Burridge & Marshman Apr. 7, 1885 Ice Cream Augustus Jackson Corn Harvester Henry Blair Striking Clock Benjamin Banneker 1761 Railway Signal A. B. Blackburn Gas Heater and Clothes Dryer B. F. Jackson Machine for making paper bags William B. Purvis Potato Chip Huram S. Thomas Jan Ernest Matzelinger invented the shoe-lasting machine (for attaching soles on shoes in Lynn, Mass, His invention revolutionized the shoe industry. Ernest E. Just was the first biologist to receive the Springarn Medal. He received distinction in his field through his research on egg fertilization and the functioning of cells. Harold D. West was the first person to synthesize the amino acid threonine in the laboratory. Dr. William Hinton devised a test to determine syphilis. Dr. Charles Drew developed a technique for separating and preserving blood
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