who was the first African American to receive a U.S. patent for an invention?

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who was the first African American to receive a U.S. patent for an invention?

2007-02-03 05:20:25 · 4 answers · asked by babygurlblue2492 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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Thomas Jennings - He received the patent on March 3, 1821 (US pantent 3306x) for a dry cleaning process called "dry scouring". He was a freedman. He operated a dry cleaning business in New York City.

2007-02-03 05:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Check out George Washington Carver. He had three patents dated between 1925 and 1927.

2007-02-03 05:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

Thomas Jennings

2007-02-06 16:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by margaret H 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Georgwe Washington Carver, for his invention of peanut brittle.

2007-02-03 05:30:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋