Historedia
Episode 2 of 3

Patent Grant

When
March 7, 1876
Where
Patent Office
Part of
Bell patents the telephone and makes the first successful call

US Patent 174,465 was granted to Alexander Graham Bell on March 7, 1876.

The examiner approved Bell's application on March 3, 1876, because Gray abandoned his caveat and did not contest priority. Patent 174,465 was published by the U.S. on March 7, 1876. This patent is credited as the first U.S. patent for the telephone.

Sources

  1. Elisha Gray Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
  2. Alexander Graham Bell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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