Marie Van Brittan Brown
Marie Van Brittan Brown was an African-American inventor.
Born October 30, 1922 - Died February 2, 1999 Queens, New York.
A resident of Jamaica, Queens, New York City, she applied for a patent with Albert Brown in 1966 for a closed circuit television security system. The system used a motorized camera which slid up and down looking through a set of 4 peep holes. An electrical switch allowed the occupant to unlatch the door by remote control.
The patent was granted in 1969. You can see the complete patent application by typing the patent number 3,482,037 into the US Patent office website.
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- United States Patent Office
- Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors, by Sullivan et al., publ. Jossey-Bass, 2001, [ISBN 0-471-38707-X]
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