Here is a list of some of the inventions made by African Americans. Stroll down and you might see some inventions you didn't realize were made by Afican Americans.

  • A.C. Richardson Insect destroyer gun
  • A.L. Cralle Ice cream mold
  • A.L. Lewis Window cleaner
  • A.P. Ashbourne Biscuit cutter
  • Africans Paper
  • Africans Alphabet
  • Africans Chess
  • Africans Civilization
  • Africans Medicine
  • Alexander Miles Elevator
  • Alfred Benjamin Stainless steel pads
  • Alice H. Parker Heating furnace
  • Andrew Beard Car coupler
  • Andrew Beard Rotary engine
  • Artis Jenkins O.F. Cable w/non-met. Sheath
  • Augustus Jackson Ice cream
  • B.F. Jackson Gas burner
  • Burridge & Marshman Typewriter
  • Charles Brooks Street sweeper
  • Clatonia J. Dorticus Photo embossing mach.
  • Darryl Thomas Cattle roping apparatus
  • Clatonia J. Dorticus Photo print wash
  • David A.Fusher Furniture caster
  • David Gittens Ikenga - gyroplane
  • David Gittens Ikenga/mk3 - automobile
  • David Gittens Skooterboard Adolph Shamms Multi-stage rocket
  • Dewey Sanderson Urinalysis machine
  • Dr. Charles Drew Blood plasma
  • Elijah McCoy Lubricators
  • F.W. Leslie Envelope seal
  • G.E. Becket Letter box
  • G.T. Sampson Clothes drier
  • Garrett Morgan Gas mask
  • Garrett Morgan Traffic signal
  • Geo. F. Grant Golf tee
  • Geo.Carruthers Image converter
  • Geo.Carruthers Radiation detector
  • George Cook Automatic fishing reel
  • H. Bradberry Torpedo discharge
  • H.A. Jackson Kitchen table
  • Henry Blair Corn planter
  • Henry Sampson Cellular phone
  • Hugh McDonald Rocket catapult
  • Issac R. Johnson Bicycle frame
  • J. Gregory Motor
  • J. Standard Refrigerator
  • J.F. Pickering Air ship (Blinp)
  • J.W. Smith Lawn sprinkler
  • James A. Bauer Coin changer
  • James S. Adams Aeroplane propelling
  • Jan Matzeliger Shoe lasting machine
  • Jerry Johnson Sani-phone
  • John A. Burr Lawn mower
  • John A. Johnson Wrench
  • John Clark Track athlete trainer
  • John H. Jordan Clothes dresser
  • John L. Love Pencil sharpener
  • Jones & Long Bottle caps
  • Joseph Dickerson Arm for record player
  • Joseph Dickinson Player piano
  • Joseph N. Jackson Programable remote control
  • Joseph N. Jackson Video commander
  • L.C. Bailey Folding bed
  • L.F. Brown Horse bridle bit
  • L.P. Ray Dust pan
  • Larry Christie Pillow utilizing air/water
  • Latimer& Nichols Electric lamp
  • Lester Lee Lasher fuels
  • Lonnie Johnson Super soaker
  • Lyda Newman Hair brush
  • Marie Brown Home security system
  • Maurice W. Lee Pressure cooker
  • Micheal Harney Lantern
  • N. Rillieux Sugar refinement
  • O. Dorsey Door kno
  • O. Dorsey Door stop
  • Oscar E. Brown Horseshoe
  • Otis Boykin Guided-missle
  • Otis Boykin Pace maker controls
  • P. Johnson Eye protection
  • P.B. Dowing Postal letter box
  • Phil Brooks Disposable syringe
  • Purdy & Sadgwar Folding chair
  • R.A. Butler Train alarm
  • R.B. Spikes Automatic gear shift
  • Ralph Sanderson Hydraulic shock absorber
  • Robert Flemming Jr. Guitar
  • Rufus J. Weaver Stairclimbing wheelchair
  • S.R. Scottron Curtain rod
  • Sarah Boone Ironing board
  • Solomon Harper Thermo hair curlers
  • T. Elkins Toilet (commode)
  • T.W Stewart Mop
  • Tom J. Marshal Fire extinguisher
  • W. Johnson Egg beater
  • W.A. Deitz Shoe
  • W.A. Lavalette Printing press
  • W.B. Purvis Fountain pen
  • W.B. Purvis Hand stamp
  • W.H. Richardson Baby buggy
  • W.W. Martin Lock
  • Walter Sammons Hair dressing device
  • Walter Sammons Pressing comb
  • Wm. D. Davis Horse riding saddle
  • Wm. Harwell Attachment for shuttle arm Device used to capture satellites



    This information was provided to me from my friend Cadet Charles W. you can visit his webpage @ www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/lab/3985