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Patent For Paper Clip In Bronx
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The first patent for a paperclip goes to the American Samuel B. Fay in 1867. However, Fay's design and the similar designs of 50 other patents before the turn of the century are not considered similar enough to our modern paperclips, to count as true 'origins'.
In 1899, Vaaler designed his own version of a paper clip to address the same problem of binding papers without damaging them. He filed a patent for his design in Germany in 1899 and later in the United States in 1901 (US Patent 675,761).
Utility patent application: may be filed by anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.
WSC holds the longest-running Ability One® contract, which is for paper clips. Since 1979 we have produced over 16 billion paper clips for the U.S. federal government, office product chain stores, and small independent office product stores. Our paper clip products are made with pride and are of the highest quality.
Norwegian Johan Vaaler (1866–1910) has been identified as the inventor of the paper clip. He was granted patents in Germany and in the United States (1901) for a paper clip of similar design, but less functional and practical.
Now: pick up a modern paper clip and study its complex simplicity. It is a wondrous piece of compressed ingenuity. The Norwegian Johan Vaaler is usually called the inventor of the paper clip. Norway had no patent office, so he filed an American patent for a set of square and triangular clips.
Most paper clips are made of mild steel, useful for low voltage, they have a high resistance compared to, say copper. However, they are sturdy, easily available and conductive.