On February 28, 1995, Mark Xitco, John Gory, Kerry Perkins, Marshall Monroe, and William Redmann were issued U.S. Patent No. 5,392,735 on Marine Mammal Communication Device.
On February 23, 1869, U.S. Patent No. 87,227 issued to Frederick Walton on Improvements in the Manufacture of Floor-Cloths and Similar Fabrics, and in Slabs for Pavements (linoleum).