Reynolds, Humphrey H.
unknown · Contribution: 1883
Industrial & Mechanical
Railway passenger car ventilator that filtered out dust and cinders
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Quick facts
- Active since
- 1883
- Category
- Industrial & Mechanical
Impact on the world
Reynolds made rail travel cleaner and more comfortable, and his successful lawsuit was a rare victory for a Black inventor fighting a corporation that had exploited his work.
Sources
- Google Patents (US 275,271)
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