| Isopropyl alcohol | | 1920 | Standard Oil Co. | USA
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| Facial tissue | paper disposable | 1924 | Kimberly-Clark Co. | USA
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| Tape | scotch, masking, duct | 1925,1930,1940 | Richard Gurley Drew | USA (97)
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| Vinyl | poly vinyl chloride | 1926 | Waldo Lonsbury Semon | USA
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| Aerosol spray can | | 1926 | Erik Rotholm | Norway
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| Freon refrigerant,chlorofluorocarbons | refrigerator, air conditioner | 1928 | Thomas Midgley, Jr. | USA
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| Foam rubber | | 1929 | E.A. Murphy, Dunlap Latex Development lab | UK
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| Neoprene | | 1930 | Elmer K. Bolton, Wallace Carothers, Dupont | USA
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| Paper towels | disposable | 1931 | Arthur Scott | USA
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| Saran wrap | PVDC, poly vinylidene chloride | 1932 | Ralph Wiley | USA
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| Plexiglass | clear plastic | 1933 | Otto Rohm | Germany
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| Run flat automobile tires | | 1934 | Michelin | France
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| Nylon | polymer fiber | 1935 | Wallace Carothers, DuPont | USA/UK
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| Epoxy resin adhesive | | 1936 | Pierre Castan, Sylvan Greenlee | Switzerland/USA
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| Screw on bottle cap | resealable top | 1936 | Edward Ravenscroft | USA
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| Disposable diapers | | 1936 | Paulistrom Bruk, Marion O'Brien Donovan | USA
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| Polyurethane | | 1937 | Otto Bayer | Germany
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| Fiberglass | no rot in water | 1938 | Russell Games Slayter, John Thomas, Owen Corning | USA
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| Teflon | polytetrafluoroethylene | 1938 | Roy Plunkett | USA
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| Non-reflective glass | | 1938 | Katherine Blodgett | USA
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| Polyester | Dacron fiber | 1939 | John Whinfield, James Dickson, W.H. Caruthers, DuPont | UK/USA (74)
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| Latex paint | c;leans up with water | 1941 | Sherwin Williams | USA
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| Superglue | cyanoacrylate adhesive | 1942 | Harry Coover | USA
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| Radial tires | improved performance | 1945 | Michelin | France
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| Tupperware | high performance plastic containers | 1945 | Earl Tupper | USA
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| Acrylic paint | | 1947 | Leonard Bocour, Sam Golden | USA
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| Cat litter | improved cat hygiene | 1947 | Edward Lowe | USA
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| Fracking | gas with water | 1947 | Floyd Farris, J.B. Clark, Standard Oil Co. | USA
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| Velcro | | 1948 | George de Mestral | Switzerland
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| Aerosol spray paint | convenient paint | 1949 | Ed Seymour | USA
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| Polypropylene | polymer fiber rot resistant | 1951 | Giulio Natta | Italy
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| Gorilla glass , lithium silicate | ultra strong glass | 1952 | Corning | USA/Netherlands
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| Fiber optic glass | 100% internal light reflection | 1953 | Narinder Singh Kapany | UK (57)
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| WD - 40 | spray lubricant | 1953 | Norm Larsen | USA
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| Styrofoam, polystyrene | packing material | 1954 | Ray McIntire, Dow | USA
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| Ziplock bags | resealable clear bags | 1954 | Borge Madsen | Denmark
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| Synthetic diamonds | high pressure, high temperature | 1955, 1971 | Tracy Hall, GE | USA (92)
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| Hair spray | aerosol | 1955 | Chase products | USA
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| Bubble wrap | packing material | 1957 | Alfred Fielding, Marc Chavannes | USA/Switzerland
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| Ziptie, cable tie | plastic locking closure device | 1958 | Thomas and Betts | USA
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| Carbon fiber, high performance | often a composite | 1958 | Bacon and Wesley Schalamon | USA
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| Spandex, lycra | elastic, stretch fabric | 1959 | Joseph Shivers, DuPont | USA
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| Pantyhose | | 1959 | Glenn Raven Mills | USA
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| Plastic bag | | 1959 | Sten Gustaf Thulin | Sweden
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| Photochromic glass | light darkening glass, lenses | 1962 | William Arnistead, Donald Stookey, Corning Glass | USA
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| Astroturf | synthetic grass surface for sports | 1965 | James Faria, Robert T. Wright | USA
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| Kevlar, strong polymer fiber | bullet proof vest | 1965, 1975 | Stephanie Kwolek, DuPont | USA
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| Hydroxyapatite | bioceramic, orthopedic implants | 1969 | Larry Hench | USA
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| Goretex , stretched teflon | breathable waterproof fabric | 1969 | Wilbert L. Gore, Robert W. Gore, Rowena Taylor | USA
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| Post It notes | silicone adhesive | 1970 | Arthur Fry, 3M | USA
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| Fiberoptic glass | ultra pure | 1970 | Corning | Netherlands
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| Nike waffle shoe | sportswear | 1971 | Bill Bowerman | USA
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| PET, polyethylene terephthalate | recyclable plastic | 1973 | Nathaniel Wyeth | USA
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| Touchscreen | Gorilla Glass, lithium silicate | 1975, 1987 | George Samuel Hurst | USA
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| Conductive polymers | electric conducting plastic | 1977 | Alan MacDiarmid, Hideki Shirakawa, Alan Heeger | USA
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| Polar fleece | polyester insulating fabric | 1979 | Malden Mills, Polartec | USA
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| Liquid soap, Softsoap | in pump dispenser | 1980 | Minnetonka Co. | USA
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| Chemical vapor deposition diamonds | synthetic gem quality | 1985 | William G. Eversol | USA
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| Fullerene bucky ball | | 1985 | Harold W. Kroto, Richard E. Smalley, Robert F. Curl | USA
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| High temperature ceramic superconductor | | 1986 | Karl Alex Muller, Johannes Georg Gednorz | Switzerland/Germany
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| Crosslinked polyethylene | extremely wear resistant plastic, orthopedic implants | 1988 | Thomas Engel | Germany
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