Historical patents for paper and refrigeration

Notes

• William Goodale (July 12, 1859) patented a machine for cutting brown paper into foldable shapes for sustainable carrying solutions.
• Frederick McKinley Jones (July 12, 1940) patented a portable refrigeration unit for trucks, enabling long-distance transport of perishable goods like food, blood, and vaccines.
• Nicolas Appert invented food preservation through canning, incentivized by a cash prize offered by a commander (Napoleon Bonaparte) in 1795 to feed his army.
• Tetra Pak is a Swedish company known for aseptic paper cartons with multiple protective layers, originally designed as four-sided triangles.
• Bubble wrap was originally invented by sealing two shower curtains together, initially intended for wallpaper and greenhouse insulation.
• Egg cartons are designed to provide maximum protection from the sides using recycled paper and board.
• Packing peanuts are designed to interlock under compression to reduce movement of fragile items during transit.
• Corrugated cardboard was patented in England in 1856 as a liner for Victorian hats (top hats) to maintain their shape.
• Areca palm sheaths are used as a sustainable, water-resistant, and mouldable material for plates and bowls; the tree also produces the areca nut.