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An improved refrigerator design was patented by African American inventor John Standard of Newark, on 14/7/1891 In his patent for the refrigerator John Standard declared, "This invention relates to improvements in refrigerators; and it consists of certain novel arrangements and combinations of parts. “ This means that John Standard was saying that he had found a way to improve the design of a refrigerator. He looked at an existing refrigerator and made it better. Contrary to popular folklore John Standard did not invent the very first refrigerator. However, it is often the improved design that succeeds.

1.Who was John Standard? 2.What did he improve? 3.When was it patented? 4.Where did he come from?

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