Elias Howe

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Elias Howe was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating and patenting an early practical sewing machine, which revolutionized the garment industry.

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Elias Howe canonical 10

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instanceOf American inventor ⓘ
human ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
birthDate 1819-07-09 ⓘ
birthPlace Spencer, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
burialPlace Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath gout ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1867-10-03 ⓘ
developed eye-pointed needle for sewing machines ⓘ
lockstitch mechanism for sewing machines ⓘ
shuttle mechanism for sewing machines ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Howe ⓘ
fieldOfWork mechanical engineering ⓘ
sewing technology ⓘ
givenName Elias ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
impact increased speed of clothing production ⓘ
reduced manual labor in sewing ⓘ
revolutionized the garment industry ⓘ
industry garment industry ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
influenced industrialization of garment manufacturing ⓘ
mass production of clothing ⓘ
inspired later improvements in sewing machine design ⓘ
knownFor invention of an early practical sewing machine ⓘ
sewing machine patent of 1846 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalAction patent infringement lawsuits over sewing machines ⓘ
militaryService Union Army ⓘ
name Elias Howe ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableAchievement secured broad patent claims covering key sewing machine mechanisms ⓘ
notableWork lockstitch sewing machine ⓘ
occupation inventor ⓘ
patent US Patent 4,750 ⓘ
patentDate 1846-09-10 ⓘ
patentSubject improvement in sewing machines ⓘ
received royalties from sewing machine manufacturers ⓘ
residence Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
significantEvent granted first US patent for a practical lockstitch sewing machine ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Jennings Ames ⓘ
sued Isaac Merritt Singer ⓘ

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Grove Street Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Elias Howe ⓘ
Grove Street Cemetery → hasBurial → Elias Howe ⓘ
Elias Howe → name → Elias Howe ⓘ
Green-Wood Cemetery → hasNotableBurials → Elias Howe ⓘ
Elizabeth Jennings Ames → spouse → Elias Howe ⓘ
US Patent 4,750 → inventor → Elias Howe ⓘ
US Patent 4,750 → assignee → Elias Howe ⓘ
US Patent 4,750 → inventionBy → Elias Howe ⓘ
US Patent 4,750 → associatedPerson → Elias Howe ⓘ