On September 30, 1890, Thomas Edison received a series of patents on his photograph, including U.S. Patent No. 437,423 on a Phonograph:

U.S. Patent No. 437,424 on a Photograph, 437,425 on a Photograph Recorder, U.S. Patent No. 437,426 on a Photograph, U.S. Patent No. 437,427 on a Method of Making Phonogram Blanks, and U.S. Patent No. 437,429 on a Photogram Blank.