On September 7, 1965, U.S. Patent No. D202179 issued to Richard Breidenich and Bernard Smith on a Vehicle:
The Vehicle was GM’s X-Stiletto concept car. While the car never drove a mile on its own, it make a big impression on the crowds at the 1965 World Fair:
And it still makes quite an impression today!
On September 3, 1963, U.S. Patent No. D196173 issued to Al Lapin, Jr. on a “Building”:
The subject building was The Dog House a Los Angeles chain of tiny restaurants, created by the inventor Al Lapin, and his brother, founders of the International House of Pancakes, to who the patent was assigned.
It does not appear that any of these restaurants survived, but here is what the looked like:
On September 2, 1902, Aaron Levaur received U.S. Patent No. D36,039 on a Paper or Draping Weight:
Can you identify the three men depicted? Here is a not-so-helpful hint: One used to be on the $20 bill. One was on a recently discontinued coin. One used to be on the $500 bill.
They are three presidents who died in Office McKinley (left), Lincoln (center) and Garfield (right).
On September 1, 1959, Carl F. Peterson received U.S. Patent No. D186030 on a Rocket Toy Bank:
The patent was assigned to Duro Mold and Manufacturing, Inc., and was just one of a series of space-age banks produced by the company. This particular bank was manufactured and marketed as the Destination Moon bank:
Another popular bank in the series as the Strato:
