The answer to last weeks puzzler is approximately 9000 patent were issued BEFORE they started actually numbering them. Tracking the patents was difficult, therefore a numbering system was adopted.

This Weeks Patent Puzzler

Speaking of Firsts……take a guess at this one…

While over 11 million patents have been issued, some stand out because of the actual person/people that invented the technology. To this end..

Who is the only United States President to be an inventor for an issued US Patent?

Thomas Jefferson

Franklin Pierce

William Taft

John Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln

Herbert Hoover

Remember……the puzzles are meant to be fun and informative….not easy. We will give the answer in the next blog post on Monday. The answer will surprise you….even if consider yourself an expert on puzzles, patents or general knowledge.