It is usually mailed to you after your application has been examined and accepted.
One type of patent is the design patent, which protects "ornamental characteristics." If the design is sufficiently innovative, it may receive a design patent.
Mary Kies was the first woman to receive a US patent. She patented her method of weaving straw with silk.
William F. Semple receive a patent for chewing gum on December 28, 1869.
Sarah Goode was the first African American women to receive a U.S. patent. She received it in 1885 for a bed that folded up into a desk.
First African American woman to receive a patent, designed furniture and received a patent for a fold-away bed
Patricia Bath
Former slave Sarah E. Goode received a patent for a bed that folded into a desk.
Thomas Jennings was the first African American to receive a patent.
Mary dixon kies
Ice cream freezer
There are hundreds of cosmetics with US patents.
Patents are issued by the federal government.