The First U.S. Patent – By Daniel Sheridan

Categories: Daniel Sheridan, WTK Featured Stories║Published On: August 1st, 2022║Tags: Abraham Lincoln, American patent system, Article 1, Authors, Congress, Constitution, Daniel Sheridan, Discovery of America, Exclusive right, Fertilizer, First American patent, George Washington, Inventors, Potash, Printing press, Progress of science, Samuel Hopkins, Section 8, Useful arts║Views: 4014║100 words║

#OTD, July 31, 1790, the very first American patent, which George Washington signed, was issued to Samuel Hopkins for a process of making potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer.

Abraham Lincoln believed that the invention of the printing press, the discovery of America, and the American patent system brought about the most significant advances in human civilization.

The #Constitution provides for patent laws in Article 1, Section 8, which reads,

“Congress shall have power to…promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries…” By Daniel Sheridan

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