Patent Awarded to Adidas Founder Adolf Dassler

U.S. Patent, Adolf Dassler

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U.S. Patent for the improvement of galvanic batteries awarded to German inventor and businessman Adolf Dassler. The invention relates to the improvement of galvanic batteries or cells. Patent description not included, however the reference number 2104973 and details of the improvement can be found with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He proposes to remove the gases in the battery by connecting the electrodes of the primary or secondary battery by means of a thin resistance wire. Dassler is best remembered as the founder of Adidas, the name itself a contraction of his nickname (Adi) and last name (Dassler). His long and varied career spanned 60 years and survived many controversies, including the decision to cooperate with the Nazi party to manufacture military equipment at his factories and a long-standing rivalry with his brother Rudolf Dassler, founder of Puma. Despite these, Dassler was known as a visionary businessman who propelled his brands to success by earning endorsements from Olympic athletes like Lina Radke and Jesse Owens and by inventing cleats with replaceable spikes, which contributed to Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup win. By the end of his career, Dassler held over 240 patents in 15 different countries. He became the first non-American to be inducted into the National Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame in 1978. Patent bears some pencil marks. Overall very good condition.

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