While we can’t squeeze in every patented innovation worth mentioning, there are certain inventions that completely changed the way we live and work day-to-day.
From around 1990, personal computers and home technology has become most people’s understanding of technological innovation. And with good reason. Technology is moving exponentially faster every year, and the devices we hold in our pocket today were unthinkable not that long ago.
But there are even more fundamental patented innovations than the iPhone and Microsoft Windows. Here are just a few of the patents that changed the world.