The Patent Drawings of Garrett Augustus Morgan

By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide

Garrett Morgan was an inventor and businessman from Cleveland who invented a device called the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector in 1914. Garrett Morgan was also granted a U.S. patent for an inexpensive-to-produce traffic signal.

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• Photo of Inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan
• Earlier Version of Garrett Augustus Morgan Gas Mask
• Garrett Augustus Morgan - Later Gas Mask
• Garrett Augustus Morgan - Later Gas Mask View Two
• The Garrett Augustus Morgan Traffic Light Signal
• Garrett Augustus Morgan - Traffic Signal Patent #1,475,024 on 11/20/1923.

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