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Black History Month - African American Patent Holders

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Included in this photo gallery are the drawings and text from original patents. These are copies of the originals submitted by the inventor to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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George Grant Patent Drawing #638,920	Cecil Rivers - Front Page - Patent #6,731,483	George Sampson - Clothes Dryer U.S. Patent #476,416
Joseph H Smith #581,785	Joseph H Smith #581,785 - Text Page 1	Joseph H Smith #581,785 - Text Page 2
Joseph H Smith #601,065	Joseph H Smith #601,065 - Text Page 1	Joseph H Smith #601,065 - Text Page 2
Jerry Shelby #5,328,132

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