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Abraham Lincoln is the only president to have been granted a patent. He received Patent 6469 in May of 1849 for a device to lift boats over shoals.

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Abraham Lincoln was awarded a patent for his device for lifting boats off of shoals and sandbars.

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Did Cleveland hold a patent?

no- Lincoln was the only president to hold a patent.


Only president to have a patent?

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On July 31, 1790 Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent for a process of making potash. Potash is an ingredient used in fertilizer. The patent was signed by President George Washington. Hopkins was born in Vermont, but was living in Philadelphia, PA when the patent was granted. * Added - The first patent issued in what is now the US - In 1643 the Great and General Court of Boston issued the first patent to Joseph Jenkes of Lynn, Massachusetts for an improved water wheel.


Who is the only US president granted a patent?

Lincoln was granted a patent for a device to lift boats over shoals.


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Abraham Lincoln. Before he became president, he was interested in engineering. He wondered if there were a way to invent something that might keep ships from running aground, and he came up with an idea for inventing such a device. He received Patent 6469 on May 22, 1849. It was called "Buoying Vessels Over Shoals,"and although the actual invention never seems to have been built, he is the first (and only) president to hold such a patent.


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