US Patent 4,750
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US Patent 4,750 is the landmark 1846 United States patent granted to Elias Howe for his pioneering lockstitch sewing machine, a key invention in the mechanization of garment production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| US Patent 4,750 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12935376 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: US Patent 4,750 Context triple: [Elias Howe, patent, US Patent 4,750]
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U.S. Patent 2,292,387
U.S. Patent 2,292,387 is the World War II–era patent co-invented by actress Hedy Lamarr that introduced a frequency-hopping communication system, a foundational technology for modern wireless communications.
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Letters Patent 1987
Letters Patent 1987 is a constitutional instrument issued by the British monarch that formally established and defined the office and powers of the Governor-General of New Zealand and related aspects of New Zealand’s system of government.
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Letters Patent, 1947
The Letters Patent, 1947 are a constitutional instrument issued by King George VI that modernized and redefined the office and powers of the Governor General of Canada, effectively transferring many of the monarch’s duties in Canada to the Governor General.
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US2292387
US2292387 is the U.S. patent granted to Hedy Lamarr (with George Antheil) for a pioneering frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that laid groundwork for modern wireless technologies.
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US401
US401 is a U.S. highway running through parts of North Carolina and South Carolina, connecting several regional cities and communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: US Patent 4,750 Target entity description: US Patent 4,750 is the landmark 1846 United States patent granted to Elias Howe for his pioneering lockstitch sewing machine, a key invention in the mechanization of garment production.
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A.
U.S. Patent 2,292,387
U.S. Patent 2,292,387 is the World War II–era patent co-invented by actress Hedy Lamarr that introduced a frequency-hopping communication system, a foundational technology for modern wireless communications.
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B.
Letters Patent 1987
Letters Patent 1987 is a constitutional instrument issued by the British monarch that formally established and defined the office and powers of the Governor-General of New Zealand and related aspects of New Zealand’s system of government.
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C.
Letters Patent, 1947
The Letters Patent, 1947 are a constitutional instrument issued by King George VI that modernized and redefined the office and powers of the Governor General of Canada, effectively transferring many of the monarch’s duties in Canada to the Governor General.
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D.
US2292387
US2292387 is the U.S. patent granted to Hedy Lamarr (with George Antheil) for a pioneering frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that laid groundwork for modern wireless technologies.
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E.
US401
US401 is a U.S. highway running through parts of North Carolina and South Carolina, connecting several regional cities and communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States patent
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sewing machine patent ⓘ |
| assignee | Elias Howe ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Elias Howe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Industrial Revolution in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Industrial Revolution
history of textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| century | 19th century ⓘ |
| citedAs | landmark 1846 United States patent for a lockstitch sewing machine ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
eye-pointed needle
ⓘ
lockstitch mechanism ⓘ mechanized formation of a lockstitch ⓘ shuttle carrying a second thread ⓘ |
| enables |
faster sewing than hand stitching
ⓘ
mechanized garment production ⓘ uniform lockstitch seams ⓘ |
| fieldOfInvention |
garment production
ⓘ
sewing technology ⓘ textile machinery ⓘ |
| filingDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
eye-pointed needle moving in a straight line
ⓘ
mechanism to feed cloth forward ⓘ shuttle moving beneath the cloth ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key invention in the mechanization of garment production
ⓘ
landmark patent in sewing machine development ⓘ |
| influenced |
later industrial sewing machines
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mass production of clothing ⓘ |
| innovationType | lockstitch sewing machine ⓘ |
| inventionBy | Elias Howe ⓘ |
| inventor | Elias Howe ⓘ |
| issueDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | expired ⓘ |
| patentNumber | 4,750 ⓘ |
| patentOffice |
United States Patent Office
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
|
| protects | exclusive right to make, use, and sell Howe’s lockstitch sewing machine ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
garment industry
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lockstitch ⓘ sewing machine ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | early development of sewing machines in the 1840s ⓘ |
| subjectOf | lockstitch sewing machine ⓘ |
| technologicalArea | mechanization of sewing ⓘ |
| title | Improvement in Sewing Machines ⓘ |
| yearOfInvention | 1846 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: US Patent 4,750 Description of subject: US Patent 4,750 is the landmark 1846 United States patent granted to Elias Howe for his pioneering lockstitch sewing machine, a key invention in the mechanization of garment production.
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