CANADIAN INVENTIONS
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Dr. John Andraos, 2003 - 2012
Department of Chemistry, York University
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INVENTOR |
YEAR |
INVENTION |
PATENTS/REFERENCES |
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AHEARN, THOMAS |
1892 |
ELECTRIC COOK RANGE
(OVEN) |
CA39916 (1892-08-20) |
|
AHEARN, THOMAS |
1892 |
ELECTRIC HEATER |
CA39506 (1892-07-27) CA38976 (1892-05-18) |
|
ALLEN, TERRY M. |
1979 |
NON-REJECTED LIPOSOMES
FOR DRUG DELIVERY |
Arthritis &
Rheumatism 1979, 22, 599 Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1991, 88, 11460 J.
Pharmacol. Exp. Therap. 1983, 226, 539 |
|
ANDERSON, ALEXANDER |
1856 |
POTATO DIGGER |
|
|
ARNEY, DONALD |
1986 |
HELICOPTER FIREFIGHTING
BUCKET |
US4474245
(1984-10-02) CA1232889
(1988-02-16) CA1231311
(1988-01-12) |
|
ARTHUR, PAUL; ZLAMALIK,
BRANIMIR |
1967 |
PICTOGRAPHS FOR PUBLIC
SIGNAGE |
|
|
ASSELBERGS, EDWARD A. |
1966 |
INSTANT MASHED POTATOES |
US3260607, SE306001 (1966-07-12) |
|
AVRO C-102 |
1950 |
FIRST COMMERCIAL JET
AIRMAIL |
|
|
BAIN, BARBARA |
1960 |
BONE MARROW COMPATIBILITY
TEST |
|
|
BANTING, SIR FREDERICK;
MACLEOD; BEST, H.; COLLIP, J. |
1923 |
INSULIN DISCOVERY |
US1469994 (1923-10-09) Can.
Med. Assoc. J. 1922, 12, 141 Can.
Med. Assoc. J. 1991, 145, 1281 |
|
BELL, ALEXANDER G.;
BALDWIN, CASEY |
1922 |
HYDROFOIL BOATS |
|
|
BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM |
1889 |
PHONOGRAPH/GRAMOPHONE |
|
|
BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM |
1876 |
TELEGRAPHY |
US174465
(1876-03-07) US178399
(1876-06-06) |
|
BERLINER, EMILE |
1897 |
PHONOGRAPH/GRAMOPHONE |
CA55079 (1897-02-24) CA55078 (1897-02-24) US637197
(1899-11-14) US637196
(1899-11-14) US689349
(1901-12-17) US689350
(1901-12-17) US692502
(1902-02-04) US715003
(1902-12-02) CA79836 (1903-03-24) |
|
BLACHUT, THEODORE J.;
COLLINS, STANLEY |
1965 |
STEREO-ORTHOGRAPHY MAP
MAKING SYSTEM |
US3692405
(1972-09-19) |
|
BOMBARDIER, JOSEPH ARMAND |
1922 |
SNOWMOBILE(SKIDOO) |
CA367104
(1937-06-29) CA405584
(1942-06-23) |
|
BREAKEY, NORMAN J. |
1946 |
PAINT ROLLER |
|
|
BROWN, ALAN; TISDALL,
FREDRICK F.; DRAKE, THEODORE G.F. |
1931 |
PABLUM |
Can.
Med. Assoc. J. 1931, 22, 166 CA333423
(1933-06-20) CA347978
(1935-02-05) |
|
BROWN, JAMES |
1835 |
WASHING MACHINE |
|
|
BURTON, ELI F.; HALL,
CECIL; HILLIER, JAMES; PREBUS, ALBERT |
1937 |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE |
US2392243
(1946-01-01) US2354263
(1944-07-25) US2403529
(1946-07-09) US2272843
(1942-02-10) CA447315
(1948-03-16) CA445638
(1947-06-10) US2417110
(1947-03-11) US2330888
(1943-10-05) |
|
BURTYK, NESTOR; WEIN,
MARCELI |
1969 |
KEY FRAME ANIMATION |
|
|
CADENHEAD, ARTHUR F.G.;
MATHESON, HOWARD W. |
1922 |
ACETONE MANUFACTURE FROM
ACETYLENE |
CA220038
(1922-06-27) |
|
CARROLL, THOMAS |
1942 |
COMBINE HARVESTER
EQUIPMENT |
CA406550
(1942-08-04) CA426128
(1945-03-13) |
|
CHALMERS, WILLIAM |
1931 |
POLYMERIZED METHYL
METHACRYLATE (PLEXIGLASS) |
CA314116
(1931-08-11) US2087468
(1937-07-20) |
|
CHELL, WALTER |
1969 |
BLOODY CAESAR DRINK |
|
|
CHISHOLM, ALEXANDER MORE |
|
SPIRIT LEVEL TO MEASURE
ANGLES |
|
|
CLARK, KARL A. |
|
HOT WATER PROCESS TO
EXTRACT OIL FROM COAL TAR |
|
|
CLUTHE, GEORGE H. MFG.
CO. |
2001 |
INTERCHANGEABLE HEAD
SCREWDRIVER |
CA2342656
(2001-12-25) |
|
COLL, CHARLES |
1959 |
MUSKOL INSECT REPELLANT |
|
|
COLONELLO, DENNIS |
1988 |
ABDOMINIZER |
|
|
CONIBEAR, RALPH FRANK |
1937 |
HUMANE FUR ANIMAL TRAP |
US2068656 (1937-01-26) |
|
CONNON, JOHN R. |
1887 |
PANORAMIC PICTURE CAMERA |
CA30143 (1888-11-07) |
|
CORNELL, ISABELLA |
1885 |
COMPLEXION COSMETIC |
CA21088 (1885-02-12) |
|
COTE, GUSTAVE |
1966 |
ROTARY BLOW MOLDING
MACHINE |
CA745531
(1966-11-01) |
|
COWPLAND, MICHAEL |
1974 |
TONE-TO-PULSE CONVERTER |
CA976675
(1974-03-05) |
|
CROTEAU, DIANNE |
1989 |
WONDERBRA |
EP0306328
(1989-03-08) ES2049990 (1994-05-01) WO9218966
(1992-10-29) |
|
DESBARATS, GEORGES
EDOUARD |
1869 |
HALF-TONE ENGRAVING |
Galarneau, C. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
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DESILETS, DENIS |
1970 |
MAPLE-SAP TAPPING METHOD |
|
|
DOREY, GEORGE B. |
1941 |
RAILWAY CAR BRAKE |
US2242994 (1941-05-20) |
|
DOVE, ALLAN B. |
1976 |
ARDOX SPIRAL NAILS |
CA1014383
(1976-08-31) |
|
DOW, HERBERT HENRY |
1922 |
PROCESS TO EXTRACT
BROMINE |
|
|
DOWNEY, R. KEITH |
1965 |
RAPSEED TESTING PROCESS |
Can. J. Plant Sci. 1974,
54, 215 J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc.
1969, 46, 121 |
|
DUQUET, CYRILLE |
1878 |
TELEPHONE HANDSET |
Vaugeois, D. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
ELIAS, LORNE |
1990 |
AMINE VAPOUR DETECTOR |
CA1201646
(1986-03-11) EP0202026
(1986-11-20) US4701306
(1987-10-20) CA1266621
(1990-03-13) |
|
ELLIOTT, J.E. |
1869 |
ROTARY RAILROAD SNOWPLOW |
|
|
EVERETT, CHARLES E. |
1943 |
SELF-PROPELLED COMBINE
HARVESTER |
CA418021
(1944-01-25) US2310577
(1943-02-09) |
|
FENERTY, CHARLES |
1838 |
NEWSPRINT |
Burger, Peter Charles
Fenerty and his Paper Invention, PB Publishing Inc.: Toronto, 2007 Punch, T.M. Dictionary of
Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
FERGUSON, GRAHAME;
KROITOR, ROMAN; KERR, ROBERT |
1991 |
IMAX MOVIE SYSTEM |
|
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD
AUBREY |
1892 |
NICKEL AND IRON ALLOY
LIGHT BULB LEADS |
GB190004803
(1901) GB190004308
(1900) |
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD
AUBREY |
1892 |
SILICON STEEL ALLOY |
|
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY |
1900 |
WIRELESS RADIO |
GB190217707
(1902) GB190513678
(1905) GB190513679
(1905) GB190704710
(1907) GB190704713
(1907) GB190807494
(1908) GB190820466
(1908) GB190825305
(1908) GB190917450
(1909) GB191005133
(1910) GB191422940
(1914) US727325
(1903-05-05) US979144
(1910-12-20) US1015881
(1912-01-30) US1141453
(1915-06-01) US1156677
(1915-10-12) CA130638 (1911-01-24) CA134198 (1911-07-04) |
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD
AUBREY |
1904 |
RADIO TRANSMITTED VOICE |
|
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD
AUBREY |
1905 |
FIRST TRANS ATLANTIC
VOICE TRANSMISSION |
|
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD
AUBREY |
1914 |
SONAR |
|
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD
AUBREY |
1914 |
TRACER BULLETS |
|
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD
AUBREY |
1919 |
FATHOMETER |
|
|
FESSENDEN, REGINALD
AUBREY |
1927 |
TELEVISION |
|
|
FIFE, DAVID |
1843 |
RUST-RESISTANT RED FIFE
WHEAT |
Reeves, T.G.; Cassaday, K. Austr. J. Agr. Res. 2002, 53, 851 Buller, A.H.Reginald Essays
on Wheat, Macmillan: Toronto,
1919 Conners, I.L. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
FLEMING, SIR SANFORD |
1878 |
STANDARD TIME |
Creet, M. Dictionary of
Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
FLOYD, JAMES |
1949 |
JETLINER |
|
|
FORBES, JOHN |
1889 |
SPRING ICE SKATE |
CA14013 (1882-01-16) CA30595 (1889-01-19) CA30706 (1889-02-25) CA46523 (1894-07-09) |
|
FOREST, JACQUES ALEXANDRE |
1981 |
MOTORIZED ARTICULATED ARM
FOR WHEELCHAIRS |
|
|
FORWARD, FRANK A.S. |
1957 |
HYDROMETALLURGY OF NI AND
CU |
CA537557
(1957-02-26) |
|
FOULIS, ROBERT |
1859 |
AUTOMATIC STEAM DRIVEN
FOGHORN |
MacKinnon, C. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
FOXCROFT, RON |
1987 |
FOX 40 WHISTLE |
USD555529
(2007-11-20) WO2008089533
(2008-07-31) US2011214597
(2011-09-08) CA2714366
(2011-09-08) |
|
FRANKS, WILBUR ROUNDING |
1941 |
FRANKS ANTI-GRAVITY SUIT |
Can.
Med. Assoc. J. 1986, 134, 661 (obituary) |
|
FRANKS, WILBUR ROUNDING |
1934 |
CLEANING AIR IN ENCLOSED
SPACES |
US1982470 (1934-11-27) CA346784
(1934-12-18) |
|
FREDERICK, GEORGE CREED |
1928 |
CREED TELEGRAPH SYSTEM |
US1670878 (1928-05-22) |
|
FREEBORN, WALLACE |
1948 |
ROLLER SKATE |
CA450991
(1948-09-07) |
|
GALARNEAU, ROLAND |
1993 |
COMPUTERIZED BRAILLE |
CA2037388
(1993-05-11) |
|
GANONG, ARTHUR |
1910 |
CHOCOLATE BAR |
|
|
GESNER, ABRAHAM |
1846 |
KEROSENE DISCOVERY |
J.
Roy. Soc. Med. 1993, 86, 43 Can.
Med. Assoc. J. 1976, 115, 1126 Can.
Med. Assoc. J. 1948, 59, 384 Russell, L.S. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
GIBSON, WILLIAM WALLACE |
1910 |
TWIN PLANE AIR COOLED
ENGINE |
US978732
(1910-12-13) CA129800 (1910-12-13) FR416254
(1910-10-15) GB191019204
(1911-02-23) |
|
GISBORNE, FREDRICK NEWTON |
1852 |
UNDERSEA TELEGRAPH CABLE |
CA23677 (1886-03-27) CA23574 (1886-03-09) CA22780 (1885-11-05) CA22774 (1885-11-06) CA19786 (1884-07-14) CA6607 (1876-09-28) Quinpool, J. First
Things in Acadia: the birthplace of a
continent, First Things Publishers Ltd.:
Halifax, 1936, pp. 292-299 Jones, G.C.D. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
GOLD, PHIL |
1968 |
CARCINO EMBRYONIC ANTIGEN
TEST |
|
|
GOLD, PHIL |
1982 |
CANCER BLOOD TEST |
CH615512
(1980-01-31) |
|
GOSLING, JAMES ARTHUR |
1994 |
JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE |
EP0626635
(1994-11-30) |
|
GOWER, JOHN |
1937 |
JIGER ATV |
|
|
GRIFFITH, T.R.; ORR, JOHN
L. |
1946 |
PROPELLOR DE-ICER |
US2406367 (1946-08-27), FR916435
(1946-12-05), FR917404
(1947-01-27) |
|
GUILLET, JAMES |
1973 |
UV DEGRADABLE PLASTICS |
US3753952 (1973-08-21), US3853814 (1974-12-10), US3811931 (1974-05-21) |
|
HANEY, CHRISTOPHER;
HANEY, JOHN; ABBOTT, SCOTT |
1987 |
TRIVIAL PURSUIT |
AU6986787 (1987-09-17) US4736954
(1988-04-12) EP0237313
(1987-09-16) |
|
HARPHAM, NEIL |
1974 |
SAFETY PAINT |
|
|
HAUTAIN, H.E.T. |
1930 |
STEEL BALL GRINDERS |
|
|
HELAVA, UNO VILHO |
1964 |
ANALYTICAL PLOTTER |
US3116555 (1964-01-07) |
|
HENROTEAU, FRANCOIS C.P. |
1933 |
TELEVISION CAMERA |
US1903112 (1933-03-28), US1903113 (1933-03-28), US2104862 (1938-01-11), US2146822 (1939-02-14) |
|
HINGS, DONALD L. |
1946 |
WALKIE-TALKIE |
US2395049 (1946-02-19) |
|
HOBROUGH, G. |
1972 |
AUTOMATIC IMAGE
CORRELATOR |
US3687547 (1972-08-29) |
|
HOBROUGH, G. |
1974 |
GESTALT PHOTO MAPPER |
US3811011 (1974-05-14) |
|
HOPPS, JOHN A.; BIGELOW,
WILFRED G.; CALLAGHAN, J.C. |
1950 |
HEART PACEMAKER |
Surgical Forum 1950, 1,
265 |
|
HOWLETT, LES |
1945 |
MAPPING CAMERA CALIBRATOR |
|
|
HUMPHREY, HAROLD |
1972 |
POLYPUMP LIQUID DISPENSER |
US3648902
(1972-03-14) |
|
HUNGERFORD, SAMUEL J. |
1929 |
LOCOMOTIVE THROTTLE VALVE |
CA161486 (1915-03-23) |
|
HUNT, THOMAS STERRY |
1862 |
GREEN INK FOR BANKNOTES |
|
|
HUNTSMAN, ARCHIBALD |
1929 |
FROZEN FOOD |
|
|
JARLAN, GERARD E. |
1963 |
PERFORATED BREAKWATER |
CA667955
(1963-08-06) CA753419
(1967-02-28) GB992216
(1965-05-19) US3387458
(1968-06-11) |
|
JOHNS, HAROLD |
1951 |
COBALT-60 BOMB |
|
|
KABFLEISCH, HERB |
1975 |
WOOD FEED FOR CATTLE |
|
|
KEEFER BATTERY |
1972 |
KEEFER BATTERY |
US3682704 (1972-08-08) |
|
KIRBY, BRUCE; FOGH, HANS;
BRUCE, IAN |
1971 |
LASER SAILBOAT |
|
|
KLEIN, GEORGE J. |
1952 |
ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR |
|
|
KLEIN, GEORGE J. |
1958 |
GAS SEPARATOR |
CA559873
(1958-07-01) CA570896
(1959-02-17) |
|
KLEIN, GEORGE J. |
1961 |
SUTURING APPARATUS |
CA620096
(1961-05-16) CA664985
(1963-06-18) |
|
KLEIN, GEORGE J. |
1965 |
STORABLE TUBULAR
EXTENDIBLE MEMBER (STEM) |
CA720917
(1965-02-11) |
|
KLEIN, GEORGE J. |
1996 |
BIOPSY CATHETER |
CA2214112
(1996-09-06) |
|
KONDO, EDWARD S.;
JORGENSEN, ERIK; ROY, DIBYENDU N. |
1978 |
TREATMENT FOR SICK ELM
TREES |
US4075327 (1978-02-21) |
|
LAUKS, IMANTS |
1986 |
SILICON CHIP BLOOD ANALYZER |
EP0190005
(1986-08-06) |
|
LAZARIDIS, MIKE |
1999 |
BLACKBERRY DEVICE |
(2005-03-03) |
|
LACHANCE, FERNAND |
1957 |
POUTINE |
|
|
LE CAINE, HUGH |
1957 |
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
SYNTHESIZER |
|
|
LEAVER, ERIC W. |
1949 |
AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF
MACHINE TOOLS |
US2475245
(1949-07-05) CA464695
(1950-04-25) |
|
LEGGO, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS |
1869 |
HALF-TONE ENGRAVING |
Dansereau, B. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
LEMIEUX, RAYMOND U. |
1953 |
SYNTHETIC SUCROSE |
|
|
LEVY, MAURICE |
1957 |
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE
EXCHANGES |
CA534838
(1956-12-25) CA537495
(1957-02-26) CA539002
(1957-04-02) CA539003
(1957-04-02) |
|
LOWRY, JOHN D. |
|
VIDEO TO DIGITAL
CONVERSION ALGORITHMS |
EP0099691
(1983-04-07) US3752906
(1973-08-14) US3778543
(1973-12-11) US3804980
(1974-04-16) |
|
LUCAS, HELMUT |
1971 |
ELECTRIC PROSTHETIC HAND |
|
|
LYONS, JOHN MITCHELL |
1888 |
SEPARABLE BAGGAGE CHECK |
CA58127 (1897-07-13) |
|
MACPHERSON, CLUNY |
1915 |
MACPHERSON GAS MASK |
Cook,
T. Material Culture Review Spring 1998, 47, 4 Jones, Simon World War
I Gas Warfare Tactics and Equipment, Osprey Publishing Ltd.: Oxford, 2007 |
|
MARKLE, WILSON |
1983 |
FILM COLOURIZATION |
US4862256 (1987-12-01) |
|
MCCOY, ELIJAH |
1920 |
AUTOMATIC MACHINERY
LUBRICATOR |
US1338385 (1920-04-27) |
|
MCCOY, ELIJAH |
187X |
RUBBER SHOE HEELS |
|
|
MCCOY, ELIJAH |
187X |
LAWN SPRINKLER |
|
|
MCCULLOUGH, ERNEST
ARMSTRONG; TILL, JAMES |
1960 |
DISCOVERY OF STEM CELLS |
|
|
MCCURDY, ARTHUR WILLIAMS |
1920 |
PORTABLE FILM DEVELOPING
SYSTEM |
|
|
MCINTOSH, JOHN |
1796 |
MCINTOSH APPLE |
|
|
MCKEEN, SAMUEL |
1854 |
ODOMETER |
|
|
MCLAUGHLIN, JOHN JAMES |
1907 |
CANADA DRY GINGER ALE |
No patent issued;
trademark only Bishop, M.P. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
MCLAUGHLIN, JOHN JAMES |
1904 |
BOTTLE WASHING |
FR343076
(1904-05-11) FR481444
(1916-04-08) GB190420282
(1904) |
|
MCLENNAN, SIR JOHN C. |
1920 |
EXTRACTION OF HE FROM
NATURAL GAS |
|
|
MUNRO, DAN |
1932 |
TABLE TOP HOCKEY GAME |
|
|
MURPHY, WENDY JANE |
1990 |
WEEVAC (PATIENT
EVACUATION ENVELOPE) |
WO9118576
(1991-12-12) |
|
NAISMITH, JAMES |
1892 |
BASKETBALL |
|
|
NEWCOMB, SIMON |
? |
AIR CONDITIONING |
Jarrell, R.A. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
NOORDUYUN, ROBERT |
1936 |
NORSEMAN BUSH AIRCRAFT |
|
|
NORDINE, PETER J. |
1999 |
SAFETY DEVICE FOR TRUCK
WHEELS |
CA2245238
(1999-02-18) |
|
PASJACK, STEVE |
1957 |
TUCK AWAY HANDLE BEER
CARTON |
CA625997
(1961-08-22) US2850206
(1958-09-02) |
|
PATCH, JOHN |
1833 |
SHIP SCREW PROPELLOR |
|
|
PIDGEON, LLOYD M. |
1943 |
MAGNESIUM PROCESS |
US2330143 (1943-09-21), US2387677 (1945-10-23), US2837328 (1958-06-03) |
|
PINKNEY, LLOYD; BASSO,
GORDON; MCCAFFREY, FRED |
1973 |
ROADWAY GUARDRAIL |
|
|
PLANTE, JACQUES |
1960 |
GOALIE MASK |
|
|
POIRIER, LOUISE |
1971 |
PUSH-UP BRA (WONDERBRA) |
CA877604
(1971-08-10) |
|
POOLE, SUSAN OLIVIA |
1959 |
JOLLY JUMPER |
CH364873
(1962-10-15) BE590094
(1960-10-25) AT219782
(1962-02-26) |
|
REZLAFF, GEORGE |
1955 |
INSTANT REPLAY
(TELEVISION) |
|
|
ROBB, MORSE FRANK |
1930 |
ELECTRIC ORGAN |
|
|
ROBERTSON, PETER L. |
1908 |
ROBERTSON SCREW |
CH49778
(1909-09-25), DE48628
(1911-06-26) |
|
ROBINSON, W.A. |
1868 |
LOCOMOTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM |
|
|
ROGERS, EDWARD SAMUELS |
1925 |
AC RADIO TUBE |
CA264940
(1926-10-12) CA269205
(1927-03-22) |
|
ROLSTON, NORM |
1986 |
ABLE WALKER |
|
|
RUTTAN, HENRY |
1858 |
AIR-CONDITIONED RAILWAY
COACH |
Ritchie, T. Dictionary of
Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
RYAN, THOMAS E. |
1909 |
5-PIN BOWLING |
|
|
SAINT-GERMAIN, JEAN |
1950 |
DISPOSABLE BAG NURSER |
|
|
SAUNDERS, SIR CHARLES E. |
1908 |
MARQUIS WHEAT |
J. Agr. Sci. 1908, 3, 218 Whiteley, W.H. Dictionary
of Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
SEWELL, RICHARD |
1970 |
OIL SPILL CLEANUP |
CA735254
(1966-05-31) |
|
SHARP, SAMUEL |
1857 |
RAILWAY SLEEPER CAR |
|
|
SICARD, ARTHUR |
1929 |
SNOWBLOWER |
|
|
SIFTON, CLIFFORD SIR |
1903 |
COMMERCIAL MOTION PICTURE |
Hall, D.J. Dictionary of
Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
SIMINOVITCH, D.; BUTLER,
J.W. |
1967 |
AGRIFOAM CROP COLD
PROTECTOR |
|
|
SKRYPUCH, MARSHA FORCHUK |
1986 |
NURSING MOTHER BREAST
PADS |
|
|
SPAR AEROSPACE |
1975 |
CANADARM |
|
|
STEACIE, JOHN B.; WRIGHT,
JERAULD G.; DUHAMEL, JEAN-PAUL |
1962 |
POSITION HOMING INDICATOR |
CA653435
(1962-04-12) |
|
STEPHENSON, SIR WILLIAM |
1924 |
WIREPHOTO |
|
|
STEVINSON, HARRY T.;
MAKOW, DAVID M. |
1959 |
CRASH POSITION INDICATOR |
US2959671
(1960-11-08) CA575533
(1959-05-12) |
|
SUNDBACK, GIDEON |
1913 |
HOOKLESS FASTENER
(ZIPPER) |
US1060378
(1913-04-29) |
|
THOMPSON, ELAINE |
1982 |
EMULSIFIED RUBBER ASPHALT |
CA1136794
(1982-11-30) |
|
THORTON-TRUMP, WALTER E. |
1964 |
DYNASTAT WHEEL |
CA688295
(1964-06-09) US3179016
(1965-04-20) |
|
TIBBETS, BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN |
1842 |
COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE |
|
|
TOWNSEND, PAM |
1992 |
WATER SKI TRAINING DEVICE |
|
|
TRIMBLE, JAMES W. |
1965 |
FOOTBALL GOALPOST |
CA776042
(1968-01-16) US3516666
(1970-06-23) |
|
TSUI, LAP-CHEE |
1989 |
DISCOVERY OF CYSTIC
FIBROSIS GENE |
|
|
TURNBULL, WALTER R. |
1922 |
VARIABLE PITCH AIRCRAFT
PROPELLOR |
|
|
URRY, LEWIS F. |
1959 |
ALKALINE BATTERY (DRY
CELL) |
US2850558
(1958-09-02) US2707200
(1955-04-26) CA595551
(1960-04-05) CA623537
(1961-07-11) |
|
WALTON, JOSEPH O.;
MCLELLAN, GEORGE ROBBINS |
1893 |
CAULKING TOOL |
CA42627
(1893-04-14) |
|
WASYLYK, HARRY; HANSEN,
LARRY |
1960 |
POLYETHYLENE GARBAGE BAG |
US3260488 (1966-07-12) |
|
WATTS, WILLIAM |
1845 |
POTATO DIGGER |
|
|
WHELPLEY, JAMES ALFRED |
1884 |
LONG REACH ICE SPEED
SKATES |
CA3122 (1874-02-20) CA6221 (1876-06-21) CA12399 (1881-02-21) CA34085 (1890-04-11) |
|
WHITEHEAD, LORNE |
1988 |
LIGHT PIPE |
US4834495 (1988-11-09) |
|
WILLSON, THOMAS LEOPOLD |
1895 |
CALCIUM CARBIDE |
Willson, T.L.; Suckert,
J.J. J. Franklin Inst. 1895, 139, 321 Paton, J. Dictionary of
Canadian Biography Online, University of Toronto/U Laval, 2000 |
|
WILLSON, THOMAS LEOPOLD |
1895 |
OXYACETYLENE TORCH |
CH9887
(1895-08-31) |
|
WILLSON, THOMAS LEOPOLD |
1915 |
SUPERPHOSPHATE FERTILIZER |
|
|
WILLSON, THOMAS LEOPOLD |
1904 |
SELF-PRODUCING ACETYLENE
BUOY |
GB190418106
(1904) GB191000197
(1910) |
|
WILSON, PAUL |
1981 |
HEAT VENT PUTTING HOLE |
|
|
WITTE, THEODORE |
1894 |
CAULKING GUN |
|
|
WOODWARD, HENRY; EVANS,
MATTHEW |
1874 |
ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB |
US181613 (1876-08-29) |
|
WRIGHT, GEORGE JERAULD |
1958 |
POLAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM |
CA537812
(1957-03-05) US2911143
(1959-11-03) |
|
WRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH |
1883 |
ELECTRIC STREETCAR |
|
|
YEN, ALLAN; GALT, JOHN;
LOCKE, JACK; BROTEN, NORMAN; CHISHOLM, ROBIN |
1968 |
LONG BASELINE
INTERFEROMETER |
Monthly Not. Roy. Astron.
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Wong, D. Canadian Inventions, Innovations, and Inventors
http://hits-r-us.hypermart.net/canadiana/inventor.html
http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/inventions
Canadian Heritage Alliance
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http://www3.sympatico.ca/taniah/Canada/things
The Greatest Canadian Invention (aired January 3, 2007 on CBC, hosted by Bob McDonald)
Notes:
1. Errors in the above compilations have been corrected and additions made in the present compilation.
2. Patents can be accessed at European Patent Office, http://worldwide.espacenet.com