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Patent Award
- When
- 1846-09-10
- Where
- United States
Elias Howe received the first US patent for a lockstitch sewing machine on September 10, 1846.
Howe originated significant refinements to the design concepts of his predecessors. On September 10, 1846, he was awarded the first United States patent (U.S. patent 4750) for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design.
Sources
- Elias Howe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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