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  • U.S.
    1878
    Bicycle

    Once again in America

    U.S.
    1878

    In the United States, Bostonians such as Frank Weston started importing bicycles in 1877 and 1878, and Albert Augustus Pope started production of his "Columbia" high-wheelers in 1878, and gained control of nearly all applicable patents, starting with Lallement's 1866 patent. Pope lowered the royalty (licensing fee) previous patent owners charged and took his competitors to court over the patents. The courts supported him, and competitors either paid royalties ($10 per bicycle), or he forced them out of business.




  • New Jersey, U.S.
    Monday Oct 14, 1878
    Incandescent light bulb

    Edison filed his first patent Application for "Improvement In Electric Lights"

    New Jersey, U.S.
    Monday Oct 14, 1878

    Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp in 1878. Edison filed his first patent application for "Improvement In Electric Lights" on 14 October 1878.




  • U.S.
    1878
    Bicycle

    Once again in America

    U.S.
    1878

    In the United States, Bostonians such as Frank Weston started importing bicycles in 1877 and 1878, and Albert Augustus Pope started production of his "Columbia" high-wheelers in 1878, and gained control of nearly all applicable patents, starting with Lallement's 1866 patent. Pope lowered the royalty (licensing fee) previous patent owners charged and took his competitors to court over the patents. The courts supported him, and competitors either paid royalties ($10 per bicycle), or he forced them out of business.




  • New Jersey, U.S.
    Monday Oct 14, 1878
    Incandescent light bulb

    Edison filed his first patent Application for "Improvement In Electric Lights"

    New Jersey, U.S.
    Monday Oct 14, 1878

    Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp in 1878. Edison filed his first patent application for "Improvement In Electric Lights" on 14 October 1878.




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