The Black Inventor Who Quietly Built Modern America | Jay & Malik React Pt2
Richard Spikes helped shape everyday American life… and most people have never heard his name.From inventing the modern beer tap and improving turn signals to creating life-saving school bus brake systems, Richard Spikes was one of the most overlooked inventors in history. Even while losing his eyesight to glaucoma, he continued building inventions that protected millions of lives.
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Richard Spikes patented or developed the following inventions:
U.S. patent 928,813, Beer Tapper (1908)
U.S. patent 972,277, Billiard Cue Rack (1910)
U.S. patent 1,362,197, U.S. patent 1,362,198 Continuous contact trolley pole (1919)
U.S. patent 1,441,383 Brake Testing Machine (1923)
U.S. patent 1,461,988 Pantograph (1923)
U.S. patent 1,590,557 Combination Milk Bottle Opener and Cover (1926)
U.S. patent 1,828,753 Methods and Apparatus of Obtaining Average Samples and Temperature of Tank Liquids (1932)
U.S. patent 1,889,814 Modifications to the automatic gear shift (1932)
U.S. patent 1,936,996 Transmission and shifting thereof (1933)
U.S. patent 2,517,936 Horizontally Swinging Barber's Chair (1950)
U.S. patent 3,015,522 Automatic Safety Brake System (1962)