African American Inventors
African American Inventors obtained from http://www.acdagy.com/afr_inventions.htm James S. Adams Aeroplane propelling A.P. Ashbourne Biscuit cutter L.C. Bailey Folding bed James A. Bauer Coin changer Andrew Beard Rotary engine Andrew Beard Car coupler G.E. Becket Letter box Alfred Benjamin Stainless steel pads Henry Blair Corn planter Sarah Boone Ironing board Otis Boykin Pace maker controls Guided-missile H. Bradberry Torpedo discharge Charles Brooks Street sweeper Phil Brooks Disposable syringe L.F. Brown Horse bridle bit Marie Brown Home security system Oscar E. Brown Horseshoe John A. Burr Lawn mower Burridge & Marshman Typewriter R.A. Butler Train alarm
Geo.Carruthers Image converter Radiation detector Larry Christie Pillow utilizing air/water John Clark Track athlete trainer George Cook Automatic fishing reel A.L. Cralle Ice cream mold Wm. D. Davis Horse riding saddle W.A. Deitz Shoe Joseph Dickinson Player piano Arm for record player o. Dorsey Door stop Door knob Clatonia J. Dorticus Photo print wash Photo embossing machine P.B. Dowing Postal letter box Dr. Charles Drew Blood plasma T. Elkins Toilet (commode) David A.Fusher Furniture caster Robert Flemming Jr. Guitar Geo. F. Grant Golf tee J. Gregory Motor Micheal Harney Lantern Solomon Harper Thermo hair curlers Wm. Harwell Attachment for shuttle arm. Device used to capture satellites
Augustus Jackson Ice cream B.F. Jackson Gas burner H.A. Jackson Kitchen table Joseph N. Jackson Programmable remote control Video commander Issac R. Johnson Bicycle frame Jerry Johnson Sani-phone John A. Johnson Wrench Lonnie Johnson Super soaker P. Johnson Eye protection W. Johnson Egg beater Jones & Long Bottle caps H. Jordan Clothes dresser Latimer& Nichols Electric lamp W.A. Lavalette Printing press Lester Lee Lasher fuels Maurice W. Lee Pressure cooker F.W. Leslie Envelope seal A.L. Lewis Window cleaner John L. Love Pencil sharpener Tom J. Marshal Fire extinguisher W.W. Martin Lock Jan Matzeliger Shoe lasting machine Elijah McCoy Lubricators
Hugh McDonald Rocket catapult Alexander Miles Elevator Garrett Morgan Gas mask Traffic signal Lyda Newman Hair brush Alice H. Parker Heating furnace J.F. Pickering Air ship (Blimp) Purdy & Sadgwar Folding chair W.B. Purvis Hand stamp Fountain pen L.P. Ray Dust pan A.C. Richardson Insect destroyer gun W.H. Richardson Baby buggy N. Rillieux Sugar refinement Walter Sammons Pressing comb Hair dressing device G.T. Sampson Clothes drier Henry Sampson Cellular phone E.W Stewart Mop Dewey Sanderson Urinalysis machine Ralph Sanderson Hydraulic shock absorber S.R. Scottron Curtain rod Adolph Shamms Multi-stage rocket J.W. Smith Lawn sprinkler R.B. Spikes Automatic gear shift
J. Standard Refrigerator Darryl Thomas Cattle roping apparatus Rufus J. Weaver Stairclimbing wheelchair Paul E Williams Helicopter J.B. Winters Fire escape ladder
