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Mary Elizabeth Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953) [1] was an American real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist, and most notably the inventor of what became known as the windshield wiper.
The National Inventors Hall of Fame® honors Inductee Mary Anderson, who created the first windshield-clearing device to be effective.
Mary Anderson patents windshield wiper. The patent office awards U.S. Patent No. 743,801 to a Birmingham, Alabama woman named Mary Anderson for her “window cleaning device for electric cars and...
Mary Anderson (February 19, 1866–June 27, 1953) was hardly a likely candidate to invent the windshield wiper—especially considering she filed her patent before Henry Ford even started manufacturing cars.
With her 1903 patent, Anderson's invention proved to be the first windshield-clearing device to be effective. As driving became more and more common, the windshield wiper was eventually adapted for automotive use.
Entrepreneur Mary Anderson thought it made no sense that New York streetcar drivers had to keep jumping off to clean snow from the windshield. She soon won a patent for her "window cleaning...
A young woman named Mary Anderson changed all of that with her invention of the windshield wiper, an idea that leapt into her mind as she traveled from Alabama to New York City. Little is known about Mary Anderson, except for the incident that inspired her infamous creation.
After receiving her requested illustration, Anderson had a local company make a prototype of her windshield wiper. In June 1903, Anderson applied for a patent for what she termed a “window cleaning device.” Less than five months later, she was granted Patent 743,801 for her invention.
Mary Anderson's Keys Inventor and patent holder for the windshield wiper. Overcame: Obstacles facing female inventors and entrepreneurs in the male-dominated world during her lifetime.
Inventor Mary Anderson received a patent for her car-window cleaning device in 1903. Anderson's invention came about during a trip to New York City when the Alabama-born inventor noticed that streetcar drivers had to open the windows of their cars when it rained in order to see.