1885-08-14

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This Day in History: 1885-08-14

(August 14, 1885)
The Patent Monopoly Act granted the first seven patents. Hotta Zuisho was awarded the first Japanese patent for an anticorrosive paint. Patent No. 2–4 for tea processing equipment was granted by Takabayashi Kenzo.