Perhaps Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931) ?
Perhaps Otis Frank Boykin (1920-1982) ?
When you have an invention, the first step is to get a patent for the invention.
If you are refering to first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention then yes
Filippo Brunelleschi
Beulah Henry
Under US patent laws, the first to invent has the exclusive right to the patent, even if someone else files for or obtains a patent on a similar invention later. This is not the law in any other country and the US law is changing in March 2013.
You will want to visit the official Patent and Trademark office online to see if your idea has been patented first then apply for a patent.
Ice cream freezer
He was the first person to patent the invention of the telephone>
Thomas Jennings received a patent for his invention of the dry cleaner in 1821. His invention was called "dry scouring" and his patenting was important because it represented the first patent received by an African American.
Samuel Prosser received a patent related to toilets in England in 1777.
His famous round house kick.
This is a vandalized name. There is no record of an inventor.See Which_inventor_is_known_as_'Lady_Edison'