Re: Who had the most patents ever?

From: Brian Flaherty (bflahert@acad.suffolk.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2001 - 11:19:47 PST


Somewhere in the back of my mind, I seem to recall reading that it was
John Hays Hammond, of Hammond Castle fame - though of course, I may have
read that in some Hammond Castle PR, so it may not be the most trustworthy
source..

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On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Lang,Valerie A - LGA wrote:

> Does anyone know who in history had the most patents ever granted? Our
> guess here is Thomas Edison. We KNOW
> it's not Alexander Graham Bell! Please don't go to a lot of trouble for the
> answer - this is just for any history buff out there who knows it off the
> top of his/her head.
>
> Better yet, does anyone know of a website for this type of question?
>
> Thanks.
>
> VAL
> Research Law Librarian
> AT&T Law & Government Affairs
>
> tel: 908.221.6476
>
>



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