This post was written by Madelin Villanueva, a UNT Emerald Eagle Scholar and biomedical engineering major, who is completing an internship in Digital Libraries this semester.
Did you know that many Texans invented early versions of the same medical devices we use today?
Leah M. Kirwan patented the bandage pictured below on August 9, 1921, from Houston, Texas.
Johnson and Johnson Consumer, Inc., patented the below version of the bandage on August 2, 2022.
USD959680S1 – Adhesive bandage with decorated pad – Google Patents
George W. White from San Antonio, Texas patented this version of the inhaler on August 27, 1912.
Respiri, Ltd., patented this new version of the inhaler on August 19, 2014.
US8807131B1 – Compliance monitoring for asthma inhalers – Google Patents
James H. Glasscock from Sherman, Texas patented an early version of the syringe on April 9, 1889.
Schott AG patented a new version of the syringe on May 31, 2011.
Syringe patent from 2011
US7951120B2 – Method for manufacturing a syringe – Google Patents
There are countless patents that reach far beyond medical devices, if you are interested in discovering what else fellow Texans have created just go to The Portal to Texas History where you can find the Texas Patents – The Portal to Texas History.
