Whitcomb L. Judson

Famous inventor: Known mostly for the creation of the zipper - U.S. Patents 504,037 & 504,038 on August 29. 1893.

He had numerous other U.S. Patents. Among them are: - 420,878 on February 4, 1890 for a "Reheating Device for Compressed Air" (Assignor to the "Judson Pneumatic Street Railway Company".) - 464,615 on December 8, 1891 for a "Street-Railway" - 689,887 on December 31, 1901 for a "Reversible Clutch" - 699,760 on May 13, 1902 for a "Chain-Making Machine" - 700,333 on May 20, 1902 for a "Tread for Wheels"