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Kōrero: Inventions, patents and trademarks

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - The ‘no. 8 wire’ tradition

Early Māori invention – the kopa

Early Māori invention – the kopa (1 o 2)

Pātītī

Pātītī (2 o 2)

Using a Thermette

Using a Thermette

McCulloch hand vacuum pump

McCulloch hand vacuum pump

A. J. Hackett's bungy jump from the Eiffel Tower

A. J. Hackett's bungy jump from the Eiffel Tower

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Patents in New Zealand

Number of patent applications

Number of patent applications

Early New Zealand patent

Early New Zealand patent

The Baeyertz tape

The Baeyertz tape

Seismic shock absorber

Seismic shock absorber

Henry Hughes, patent agent

Henry Hughes, patent agent

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Farming inventions

The Corriedale sheep

The Corriedale sheep

The Vacreator

Aerial topdressing trials

Aerial topdressing trials

Electric fence

Murdoch tranquilliser gun

Murdoch tranquilliser gun (1 o 2)

Colin Murdoch with zebra

Colin Murdoch with zebra (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Transport inventions

Richard Pearse

The Hamilton jet boat

The Hamilton jet boat

Montgomery mooring system

Montgomery mooring system

Glenn Martin's jetpack

Glenn Martin's jetpack

Roadside Stories: Invercargill's inventors

Roadside Stories: Invercargill's inventors

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Trademarks

‘Sure to rise’

‘Sure to rise’

Swanndri shirt

Jandals

Zespri kiwifruit

Zespri kiwifruit

Marketing Cervena

Marketing Cervena

Mai i te whārangi 6 - The modern patent system

Jazz apple family tree

Jazz apple family tree

Whale blanket

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Mark Derby, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/inventions-patents-and-trademarks/media (accessed 10 April 2020)

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010, updated 1 Feb 2015