On this day in 1985 the patent for an Apple phone was granted.
The inventor was a toy designer (and had nothing to do with THE Apple) with a host of other patents including an animated toy box and novelty sunglasses.
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#OTD in 2002 Dr David Charlton published a patent describing a lateral flow assay.
The #patent ran out in November 2019, just a few months before we all became all so familiar with the technology.
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