Experimental refrigeration machine, prototype of the Monitor-top refrigerator, 1926

After carefully reading the document given to you, answer the following questions in complete sentences.

3.     What important information is missing from this patent document?

 5.  What is the date of this document?

7.  List three facts stated in the document that you believe are important. Why do you consider

8.  Where is the United States Patent Office?  What are some of the things you would find there?

Document 1 Overview: Refrigerating Machine Patent

The document included is the cover of Christian Steenstrup’s patent for the monitor top refrigerator. The body of the patent, which would be attached to this document, contained specific descriptions of the invention, and how it worked.

          Social Studies, Language Arts, Science

          Copy of Patent excerpt

          Computer or Dictionary

          1. To understand the purpose of a patent

          2. To read and analyze a document and to make observations and conclusions based on its 

          1. Distribute copies of the Refrigerating Machine Patent excerpt to each student.

          2. Distribute page magnifiers to each student.

          3. Distribute worksheets to each student.

          4. Have the students look up the term patent on the computer or in a dictionary.

          5. Have the students read the patent and complete the worksheet.

          6. Discuss the completed worksheets.

Standards for Document 1: Refrigerating Machine Patent