{"id":5507,"date":"2026-09-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2026-09-02T22:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:34:36","slug":"september-2-2026-patent-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/?p=5507","title":{"rendered":"September 2, 2026, Patent of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 2, 1902, Aaron Levaur received U.S. Patent No. D36,039 on a Paper or Draping Weight:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-3.png 489w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-3-193x300.png 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you identify the three men depicted?  Here is a not-so-helpful hint: One <strong><em>used to be<\/em><\/strong> on the $20 bill.  One was on a recently discontinued coin.  One used to be on the $500 bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-8-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-8-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5513\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.0391261480981786;width:289px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-8-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-8-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-8-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-8-1536x736.png 1536w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-8-2048x981.png 2048w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-8-500x239.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5511\" style=\"width:117px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-6.png 336w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5509\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.195091252359975;width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-4.png 436w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-4-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are three presidents who died in Office McKinley (left), Lincoln (center) and Garfield (right).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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