English: The first patent issued to an English colonist was in 1715 for a new invention created by Philadelphian inventor Sybilla Masters. The patent was filed under her husband’s name, Thomas Masters, because women could not be legally recognized.
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GB Patent 604 (1715), Cleaning and Curing Indian Corn