# @uspto on Twitter/X

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://twitter.com/uspto/status/1024282336391770112
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33143544-uspto-twitter
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a35573820d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-07-31T13:15:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USPTO (@uspto) — https://gondola.cc/uspto

## Caption

#OTD in 1790: Signed by George Washington, the first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for the process of making potash. Visit the #10MillionPatents website to see more innovation and #patent history: https://t.co/MNwjTpKijl. https://t.co/jgyj98myVn

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- **Comments:** 2

## Tags

10millionpatents, patent, otd

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