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Elias Howe
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An American inventor from Massachusetts best known for the lockstitch sewing machine, patented in 1846 with a needle carrying the eye at its point, a shuttle beneath the cloth forming the lock stitch, and automatic fabric feeding. Howe spent years defending the patent in court against manufacturers, including Isaac Singer, before licensing fees finally made him wealthy.
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Defining ContributionPatented the lockstitch sewing machine on September 10, 1846, United States patent 4750. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Credited specifically with the 1846 lockstitch patent; not the first sewing machine of any kind, and not its sole commercial success.
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1. Elias Howe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInvention of sewing machine and career sectionQuote, Invention of sewing machine and career section
on September 10, 1846, he was awarded the first United States patent (U.S. patent 4750) for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design.
1. Elias Howe (Wikipedia)
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