On February 7, 1984, Timothy G. Zell was issued U.S. Patent No. 4,429, 685 on a Surgical Procedure.

The surgical procedure was a “method of forming a unicorned animal having what is thought to be a higher mental capacity and greater physical capabilities.”

On February 6, 1934, William D. Coolidge was issued U.S. Patent No. 1,946,312 on an X-Ray Tube, for creating x-rays for medical imaging at lower voltages:

On February 5, 1974, Raymond Damadian was issued U.S. Patent No. 3,789,832 on Apparatus and Method for Detecting Cancer in Tissue — MRI imaging for the detection of cancer.

On February 4, 1941, Roy J. Plunkett, was issued U.S. Patent No. 2,230,654 on Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers (the material branded as TEFLON

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On February 3, 1948, E.W. Ingram, Sr. was issued U.S. Patent No. 2,435,355 on a Package Construction (the White Castle hamburger package):

On February 2, 1971, actor Steve T. McQueen was issued U.S. Patent No. D219813 on a Bucket Seat Shell:

On February 1, 1938, Luther Burbank was posthumously issued U.S. Patent D269 on a rose:

On January 31, 1950, Lawrence Welk (ask your grandparents) received U.S. Patent No. D157,110, on a Lunch Box.  Check out the accordion pleats:

A “Symphony Burger” is still available at the Canyon Grille at the Welk Resort in Escondido, California, but there is no word on what happened to the Fiddlestring Fries.

On January 30, 1962, Les Paul was awarded U.S. Patent No. 3,018,680 on an Electrical Musical Instrument (the solid body electric guitar):

On January 29, 1974, Roger Easton was awarded U.S. Patent No. 3,789,409 on a Navigation System Using Satellites and Passive Ranging Techniques (GPS).