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In 2001, McCoy was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Alexandria, Virginia. [8] In 2012, The Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the first USPTO satellite office) was opened in Detroit, Michigan. [26] [27] [28] [B] In 2022, a Google Doodle appeared in Canada and the U.S. marking his 178th ...
McCoy, Elijah: 1844–1929 Inventor Invented the automatic lubricator for steam engines, McCoy learned a great deal of his skills from a mechanical apprenticeship when he was age fifteen. [145] [146] McLurkin, James: 1972– Roboticist [147] McNair, Ronald: 1950–1986 Astronaut and Physicist Specialized in chemical and high-pressure laser physics
Elijah McCoy (1843–1929), Canada – Displacement lubricator Nicholas McKay Sr. (1920–2014), U.S. – Lint roller Frederick McKinley Jones (1893–1961), U.S. – 22 patents, the most prominent for an automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks
Elijah McCoy: 1844 Engine lubricator [163] 2001 Herbert Boyer: 1936 Genetic engineering [164] 2001 J. Paul Hogan: 1919 Polypropylene and HDPE [165] 2001 Oliver Evans: 1755 High-pressure steam engine [166] 2001 Patsy O'Connell Sherman: 1930 Scotchgard [167] 2001 Robert Banks: 1921 Polyethylene and polypropylene plastics [168] 2001 Samuel Smith ...
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Lawn sprinkler – invented by Elijah McCoy [7] LongPen – invented by Margaret Atwood [31] Parka – invented by the Inuit in the Arctic to protect the wearer from the cold [32] Plexiglas – made practical by William Chalmers' invention for creating methyl methacrylate, while a graduate student at McGill University in 1931
Elijah competed in the American Music Awards’ Platinum Ticket contest last fall against 10 other hopefuls, and he earned the most votes, thus fast-tracking him past the first round of Season 21 ...
Elijah McCoy, a Canadian who moved to Michigan and became a U.S. citizen, received a patent for his automatic lubricator in 1872. Piping delivered oil by gravity from a central reservoir to where it was required.