9 Steps to Successfully Patent Your Invention!

Modern dry cleaning began with a Black man America didn’t want inventing anything. In 1821, Thomas L. Jennings, a free Black tailor in New York, created “dry scouring,” the foundation of today’s dry-cleaning industry—and became the first African American to receive a U.S. patent. At a time when Black innovation threatened racial hierarchy, his invention transformed clothing care worldwide. The industry kept the process, expanded the profits, and quietly erased the man who made it possible. #afri

How to Patent Search (part 1 of 3)