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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjad ,mr4  
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 ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4  
,ri*mond1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4  
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4   
,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4
 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,ow5s1
 & ,mr4 ,meeks7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,honor+  
,?omas ,j5n+s ( ,new ,york ,city z !    
fir/ ,african-,am]ican to be grant$ a   
pat5t by ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ,?omas
 ,j5n+s 0 born a free ,african-,am]ican 
9 ,new ,york ,city 9 #agia & became a   
successful tailor ) a %op on ,*ur*      
,/reet 9 ,new ,york ,city2 ,:]eas ,?omas
 ,j5n+s inv5t$ a clean+ process call$   
dry sc\r+1 :i* 0 ! precursor to dry     
clean+2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #c1 #ahba1      

,?omas ,j5n+s became ! fir/             
,african-,am]ican to be grant$ a pat5t  
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates = 8 clean+ process2  
,:]eas1 be=e ! ,civil ,w>1 pat5t laws   
made x significantly h>d1 if n          
impossible1 = slaves to hold a pat5t1 b 
,?omas ,j5n+s 0 able to obta9 a pat5t   
because ( 8 free /atus2 & ,:]eas ,?omas 
,j5n+s utiliz$ ! e>n+s f 8 inv5tion &   
bus9ess to help advance civil rights =  
,african-,am]icans & to advocate = !    
abolition ( slav]y3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7      
honors ,?omas ,j5n+s z ! fir/           
,african-,am]ican to be grant$ a pat5t  
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k   
,(fice2  7#b7 comm5ds ,?omas ,j5n+s = 8 
economic contributions to ! ,unit$      
,/ates ?r\gh use ( ! pat5t sy/em2 &     
7#c7 ackn[l$ges t ,?omas ,j5n+s'        
inv5tive contributions enc\rage         
,am]icans to cont9ue a legacy (         
innovation 9 ! fields ( sci5ce1         
te*noloy1 eng9e]+1 & ma?4