- Alexander, NathanielImproved folding chair with a pivoting, integrated book rest, designed for churches, Sunday schools, auditoriums, and choirsunknown
- Ammons, VirgieFireplace throat damper1908-2000
- Ashbourne, Alexander P.Spring-loaded biscuit/cake cutter (hinged molding board with interchangeable shaped plates to cut a whole batch at once); pioneering processes for refining, treating, and preparing coconut oil for domestic usec.1820-1915
- Bailey, Leonard C.Folding cabinet bed (U.S. Patent 629,286, 1899), adopted by the U.S. Army; also patented an Army-adopted hernia truss and a rapid mail-stamping machine, and co-founded Washington's Capitol Savings Bank1825-1918
- Benjamin, MiriamGong and Signal Chair for Hotels1861-1947
- Boone, SarahImproved ironing board1832-1904
- Bradberry, Henrietta M.'Bed rack', a collapsible, pedal-operated attachment for the foot of a bed to hang and air out/freshen bedclothes after useunknown-1979
- Brown, HenryPatented a lockable receptacle for storing and preserving papers (U.S. Patent 352,036, 1886), an early forerunner of the strongbox; often described as a fire-resistant safe, though the patent itself claims a compartmented, lockable paper-storage container1832-unknown
- Brown, Marie Van BrittanHome security system with video monitoring1922-1999
- Chase, Leah"Queen of Creole Cuisine" who built Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans into a civil-rights meeting place and fine-dining landmark; James Beard Lifetime Achievement honoree (2016) and the inspiration for Princess Tiana, Disney's first Black princess1923-2019
- Eglin, EllenImproved clothes-wringer design1849-unknown
- Elkins, ThomasImproved chamber-commode (multi-function furniture) and an improved refrigerating apparatus using evaporative water cooling; also a combined dining/ironing table and quilting frame1818-1900
- Fisher, AbbyAuthor of a celebrated 1881 Southern cooking cookbook; built a successful pickle and preserves manufacturing businessc.1831-1915
- Goode, Sarah E.Folding cabinet bed1855-1905
- Grant, ClaraImproved heated ('hot') comb for straightening hairunknown
- Hammonds, Julia TerryApparatus for holding yarn-skeins, a simple, inexpensive device for holding and winding yarn, silk, and other fibersunknown
- Harper, SolomonElectrically heated hair-treating implement (first electrically heated hair roller/curler) and later thermostatically controlled hair curlers, combs, and irons1895-1980
- Harris, AdaImproved hair straightener, a hinged, heated implement with a toothed comb portion to separate hair and flat faces to press it straight1870-unknown
- Hawkins, JosephPatented an early gridiron cooking deviceunknown
- Hemings, JamesFirst American trained as a French chef; introduced macaroni and cheese, French fries, crème brûlée, and ice cream to American cuisine1765-1801
- Jackson, AugustusImproved method of manufacturing ice cream (using salt to control freezing) and popular eggless 'Philadelphia-style' recipes; packaged and distributed in tins1808-1852
- Jenkins, Christina M.'Hair-Weev' technique, a method of permanently attaching commercial hair to a person's natural hair by interweaving strands with cord-like material on a weaving frame1920-2003
- Jennings, Thomas L.Dry cleaning process ('dry scouring')1791-1856
- Johnson, WillisMechanical egg beater and ingredient mixer: a double-chambered, hand-cranked machine that could beat batter and eggs separately or simultaneouslyunknown
- Kenner, MaryAdjustable sanitary belt; bathroom tissue holder1912-2006
- Lewis, Anthony L.Window cleaning device, ancestor of the modern squeegeeunknown
- Love, John LeePortable hand-held pencil sharpener (the 'Love Sharpener') with an internal compartment to catch shavings; also an improved plasterer's hawkc.1865-1931
- Mangin, Anna M.Pastry fork, a kitchen implement with angular tines and cutters to work butter/lard into flour, beat eggs, mash potatoes, and prepare dressings without touching the food by hand1844-1931
- Parker, Alice H.Gas-powered central heating furnacec.1895-unknown
- Ray, Lloyd P.Improved dust-pan with a reinforced floor-contact edge and a removable, spring-fastened adjustable handle1860-unknown
- Reed, Judy W.Improved dough kneading and rolling machinec.1826-c.1905
- Richardson, William H.Reversible baby carriage design with independently rotating wheelsunknown
- Russell, MalindaAuthor of the first known cookbook by an African Americanc.1812-unknown
- Sammons, Walter H.Improved heated hair-straightening ('hot') comb, pre-heated before use to smooth coarse or curly hair more safely1890-1973
- Sampson, George T.Automatic clothes dryer using stove-heated frame design; sled propellerc.1861-c.1940
- Stanard, JohnImproved refrigerator (manually filled ice chamber with better insulation and air circulation); also an improved oil stove1868-1900
- Stewart, Thomas W.Improved mop with a clamping head and lever-operated wringer, plus a detachable/replaceable mop headunknown
- Turner, Madeline M.'Turner's Fruit-Press', a mechanical fruit/citrus juicer that fed fruit through cutters to halve it, then pressed the juice between plates in a multi-stage, assembly-line-like processunknown
- White, John ThomasImproved lemon squeezer: a three-part (press, strainer, receptacle) hinged device that extracts juice while separating seeds and pulp and catching the juiceunknown
- Wright, ZephyrWhite House cook for President Lyndon B. Johnson; personally influenced his support for the Civil Rights Act of 19641915-1988