In 1832, the year of Michael Faraday's discovery that a changing magnetic field produces an electric field, a young French engineer patented a new and more efficient waterwheel.

1832年，也就是迈克尔·法拉第发现磁场变化会产生电场的那一年，一位年轻的法国工程师为一种新的、效率更高的水车申请了专利。

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A pilot named Robert Plath invented the wheeled suitcase, and patented it in 1991.

一个叫罗伯特·普拉斯的飞行员发明了滚轮行李箱，并且在1991年取得专利权。

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Fray and a business partner teamed up with two other men who had earlier patented a talking smoke alarm.

弗瑞与一个商业伙伴以及另外两个早先曾申请了语音报警器专利的人进行了合作。

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At that point, all England's old failings showed up, and a patented collapse appeared on the cards.

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For drugs, the effective monopoly period is shorter: it can take a decade to develop, test and bring a patented molecule to market.

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He in fact switched from one mode of breeding that did not work to another and even invented and patented a device to cut down on feed waste.

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