{"id":4494,"date":"2025-01-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/?p=4494"},"modified":"2025-01-02T16:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:43:41","slug":"january-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/?p=4494","title":{"rendered":"January 3, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On January 3, 1888, U.S. Patent No. 375962 issued to Marvin C. Stone on an Artificial Straw:<\/p>\n\n\n

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This straw was said (by Marvin) to be an improvement over the artificial straw patented (No. 9633) in England on July 8, 1887. Marvin explained:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Marvin’s straw was a paper strip formed by wrapping it around a spindle and dippling it in paraffin to make it water-proof. A few years later, Marvin got a patent (U.S. Patent No. 5277736 issued October 16,1994) on a Method of Coating Paper Tubes, and two patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 585057 and 585058, issued June 22, 1897), on alternate configurations of artificial straws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ironically, artificial straws were created to replace natural straws, such as rye grass straws, and now we are looking for more natural alternatives to the artificial straws. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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