On July 16, 1969, Apollo XI launched, carrying Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins, to the moon. It should be no surprise that a lot of patented technology contributed to the success of the mission.

U.S. Patent No. 3,576,298 covers variant of the Command Module:

U.S. Patent No. D219690 protects the appearance of a variant of the Lunar Module:

U.S. Patent No. 3,751,727 protected a space suit:

U.S. Patent No. 3,534,406 also protected a space suit: