Patent Pending Blog—Patents and the History of Technology
This is a blawg "celebrating the history of technology and creative genius over the centuries."
Author: Bob Shaver is a partner at Dykas, Shaver & Nipper in Boise, Idaho.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Patent Law • Legal History • Solos/Small Firms • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Patent Pending Blog—Patents and the History of Technology
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Patent Pending Blog has Sister Blogs!
The Patent Pending Blog has always had a lot of bicycling and outdoors posts, as well as posts on firearms, ancient technology, historical patents, motorcycle technology, and diverse other technologies. I have recently started a…
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Belt Drive Bike from 1890
Here is an interesting belt drive bike from 1890.
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Arizona Whip Lighted Flagpole
I have been looking for a way to light up the flagpole on my recumbent trike, and found a product that looked like it would work, the Arizona Whip. Jerry at arizonzawhips.com was very nice…
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Super Bright Flashlight for Bike Light
I've been experimenting with a lighting setup that is as bright as a Dinotte, but way cheaper. It is based on a replacement LED bulb that an inventor I work with has just come out…
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Restored Motobecane
I am declaring the 1973 Motobecane restoration done! I have not been riding it lately because the Catrike Speed is so much fun. I got a Motobecane headbadge, decals, a Cinelli stem, and Campy seatpost.…
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Catrike Speed
I have been enjoying my newest ride, a Catrike recumbent trike, the Speed model, since the spring of '08. I have been riding it to work about everyday, and building up my trike muscles. Pedaling…
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The First Internal Frame Backpack - Kelty's Tour Pack by John Robinson
In the early 1970s the outdoor equipment industry was changing rapidly. Kelty backpacks were the premier backpack, with others made by Jansport and Alpenlite being quality brands. REI made a Cruiser which was a cheap…
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The First Tadpole Tricycle
The first tricycle that I have found with the two wheels in front and the larger wheel in back (the tadpole configuration) was patented in England before 1876, and sold as by the Rudge company.…
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Ancient Ceramic Archimedes Screw Found
Below is a picture of a strange technology, that maybe some smart person can identify. This is what appears to be a clay or ceramic Archimedes Screw. This is one of several pieces of the…
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1907 Screw Drive Vehicle
Thanks to Terry Harper, who informs that "one of the earliest such vehicles was patented by Ira Peavey of Maine in 1907. At least two were built and tested succesfully. One was stream poweredm the…