7 results for: U. S. Patent Office
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Eddie Bauer jacket patent, February 20, 1940
In 1920, avid outdoorsperson and local son Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) opened a sporting goods store called Eddie Bauer's Sport Shop in downtown Seattle. Initially specializing in tennis rackets, hand-made golf clubs, and fishing tackle, a brush with hypothermia led Mr. Bauer to develop alternatives to the heavy wool outer garments that most outdoor enthusiasts used at the time. He began…
ID Number:1967.4134.9.1
Date:1940
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Eddie Bauer's patent for trousers, October 28, 1941
In 1920, avid outdoorsperson and local son Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) opened a sporting goods store called Eddie Bauer's Sport Shop in downtown Seattle. Initially specializing in tennis rackets, hand-made golf clubs, and fishing tackle, a brush with hypothermia led Mr. Bauer to develop alternatives to the heavy wool outer garments that most outdoor enthusiasts used at the time. He began…
ID Number:1967.4134.9.2
Date:1941
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Eddie Bauer's patent for boots, August 11, 1942
In 1920, avid outdoorsperson and local son Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) opened a sporting goods store called Eddie Bauer's Sport Shop in downtown Seattle. Initially specializing in tennis rackets, hand-made golf clubs, and fishing tackle, a brush with hypothermia led Mr. Bauer to develop alternatives to the heavy wool outer garments that most outdoor enthusiasts used at the time. He began…
ID Number:1967.4134.9.3
Date:1942
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Eddie Bauer's patent for a sleeping bag, January 4, 1944
In 1920, avid outdoorsperson and local son Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) opened a sporting goods store called Eddie Bauer's Sport Shop in downtown Seattle. Initially specializing in tennis rackets, hand-made golf clubs, and fishing tackle, a brush with hypothermia led Mr. Bauer to develop alternatives to the heavy wool outer garments that most outdoor enthusiasts used at the time. He began…
ID Number:1967.4134.9.4
Date:1944
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William L. Neuman, Jr. patent for scooter, April 21, 1931
William L. Neuman, Jr. (circa 1890-1973) was a mechanic and later foreman at Western Blower Company at 1800 Airport Way in Seattle. In 1931 he patented a toy scooter powered by pumping the handle and kicking to create a more simplified and practical toy for children. This document is the patent issued by the U. S. Patent Office granting William…
ID Number:1977.6433.2a
Date:1931
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Customer getting gas at the Hat 'n' Boots Texaco station, Seattle, 1985
Seattle’s Hat ‘n’ Boots Premium Tex gas station opened at 6800 Corson Avenue South near Georgetown in 1955. The designer received a patent for its design the following year. A 44-foot cowboy hat sheltered the office, and restrooms occupied the 22-foot-tall boots. Built as an attraction for a frontier-themed shopping center, the station led statewide gas sales for its first…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.02.16
Date:1985
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Hat 'n' Boots Texaco gas station, Seattle, 1985
Seattle’s Hat ‘n’ Boots Premium Tex gas station opened at 6800 Corson Avenue South near Georgetown in 1955. Its designer, Lewis H. Nasmyth, received a patent for its design the following year. A 44-foot cowboy hat sheltered the office, and restrooms occupied the 22-foot-tall boots. Built as an attraction for a frontier-themed shopping center, the station led statewide gas sales…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.03.19
Date:1985