IN 1790, SAMUEL HOPKINS WAS ISSUED THE FIRST PATENT IN THE UNITED STATES. IT SPURRED AMERICAN INNOVATION.
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The patent was personally signed by President George Washington. The post In 1790, Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent in the United States.
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