Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Patent Grant

When
7 December 1888
Where
Belfast
Part of
John Boyd Dunlop patents the pneumatic bicycle tyre

John Boyd Dunlop received a patent for his pneumatic bicycle tyre on 7 December 1888, covering cycles and light vehicles.

The patent was granted on 7 December 1888. Dunlop's specification, dated 31 October 1888, restricted his interest to cycles and light vehicles. He was unaware of Robert William Thomson's 1847 patent, which was discovered in September 1890.

Sources

  1. John Boyd Dunlop Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  2. Tire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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