African-American Inventors
| INVENTION | INVENTOR'S NAME | INVENTION | INVENTOR'S NAME | |
| Aeroplane propelling | James S. Adams | Automatic gear shift | R.B. Spikes | |
| Biscuit cutter | A.P. Ashbourne | Street sweeper | Charles Brooks | |
| Folding bed | L.C. Bailey | Urinalysis machine | Dewey Sanderson | |
| Coin changer | James A. Bauer | Horse riding saddle | WM. D. Davis | |
| Rotary engine | Andrew J. Beard | Shoe | W.A. Deitz | |
| Car coupler | Andrew J. Beard | Player piano | Joseph Dickinson | |
| Letter box | G.E. Becket | Arm for record player | Jospeh Dickinson | |
| Stainless steel pads | Alfred Benjamin | Door stop | O. Dorsey | |
| Torpedo discharger | H. Bradberry | Door knob | O. Dorsey | |
| Disposable syringe | Phil Brooks | Photo print wash | Clatonia J. Dorticus | |
| Home security system | Marie Brown | Photo embossing machine | Clatonia J. Dorticus | |
| Corn planter | Henry Blair | Postal letter box | P.B. Downing | |
| Cotton planter | Henry Blair | Toilet | T. Elkins | |
| Ironing board | Sarah Boone | Furniture caster | David A. Fisher | |
| Street sweepers | C.B. Brooks | Guitar | Robert Flemming Jr. | |
| Horse bridle bit | L.F. Brown | Golf tee | George F. Grant | |
| Horseshoe | Oscar E. Brown | Motor | J. Gregory | |
| Lawn mower | John A. Burr | Thermo hair curlers | Solomon Harper | |
| Typewriter | Burridge & Marshman | Lantern | Michael Harney | |
| Train alarm | R.A. Butler | Gas burner | B.F. Jackson | |
| Image converter for radiation detector | George Carruthers | Kitchen table | H.A. Jackson | |
| Peanut butter | George W. Carver | Bicycle frame | Issac R. Johnson | |
| Paints and stains | George W. Carver | Wrench | John A. Johnson | |
| Lotions and soaps | George W. Carver | Eye protector | P. Johnson | |
| Automatic fishing reel | George Cook | Egg beater | W. Johnson | |
| Ice cream mold | A.L. Cralle | Defroster | Frederick M. Jones | |
| Printing press | W.A. Lavalette | Air conditioning unit | Frederick M. Jones | |
| Envelope seal | F.W. Leslie | Two-cycle gas engine | Frederick M. Jones | |
| Laser fuels | Lester Lee | Internal combustion engine | Frederick M. Jones | |
| Pressure cooker | Maurice W. Lee | Starter generator | Frederick M. Jones | |
| Windo cleaner | A.L. Lewis | Refrigeration controls | Frederick M. Jones | |
| Pencil sharpener | John L. Love | Clothes dresser | John H. Jordan | |
| Fire extinguisher | Tom J. Marshal | Bottle caps | Jones & Long | |
| Lock | W.A. Martin | Electric Lamp | Latimer & Nichols | |
| Shoe lasting machine | Jan Matzeliger | Hydraulic shock absorber | Ralph Sanderson | |
| Lubricators | Elijah McCoy | Mop | T.W. Stewart | |
| Rocket catapult | Hugh MacDonald | Stairclimbing wheelchair | Rufus J. Weaver | |
| Elevator | Alexander Miles | Fire escape ladder | J.B. Winters | |
| Gas mask | Garrett Morgan | Telephone transmitter | Granville T. Woods | |
| Traffic signal | Garrett Morgan | Electric cut-off switch | Granville T. Woods | |
| Hair brush | Lyda Newman | Telephone system | Granville T. Woods | |
| Heating furnace | Alice H. Parker | Electro mech brake | Granville T. Woods | |
| Air ship (blimp) | J.F. Pickering | Galvanic battery | Granville T. Woods | |
| Folding chair | Purdy / Sadgwar | Electric railway system | Granville T. Woods | |
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Hand stamp |
W.B. Purvis | Roller coaster | Granville T. Woods | |
| Fountain pen | W.B. Purvis | Auto air brake | Granville T. Woods | |
| Dust pan | L.P. Ray | Helicopter | Paul E. Williams | |
| Insect destroyer gun | A.C. Richardson | Sani-phone | Jerry Johnson | |
| Baby buggy | W.H. Richardson | Super soaker | Lonnie Johnson | |
| Sugar refinement | N. Rillieux | Blood plasma | Dr. Charles Drew | |
| Clothes drier | G.T. Sampson | Ice cream | Augustus Jackson | |
| Cellular phone | Henry Sampson | Pacemaker controls | Otis Boykin | |
| Pressing comb | Walter Sammons | Guided-missile | Otis Boykin | |
| Curtain rod | S.R. Scottron | Space shuttle retrieval arm | William Harwell | |
| Lawn sprinkler | J.W. Smith | Programmable remote controllers | Joseph N. Jackson | |
| Video commander | Joseph N. Jackson | |||
| Multi-stage rocket | Adolph Shamms |