The Traffic Light - Garrett Morgan
Automatic Elevator Doors - Alexander Miles
The Gas Mask - Garrett Morgan
The Fire Escape Ladder - Joseph Winters
Automatic Gear Shift - Richard Spikes
Railway Telegraph System - Granville T. Woods
The Airplane Toilet System - James The Home Security System - Marie Van Brittan Brown Henry
9. The Modern Ironing Board - Sarah Boone
The Clothes Dryer - George T. Sampson
11. The Folding Chair - Nathaniel Alexander
12. The Dustpan - Lloyd Ray
The Mop - Thomas W. Stewart
The Fountain Pen - William
The Pencil Sharpener - John Lee Love
16. Blood Banks & Plasma Preservation - Dr. Charles Drew
17. Cataract Laser Surgery Device - Dr. Patricia Bath
18. The First Successful Open-Heart Surgery - Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
19. The Disposable Syringe - Phil Brooks
20. The First Large-Scale Human Heart Surgery - Vivien Thomas
21. The First Video Game Cartridge - Jerry Lawson
22. The Modern Cell Phone Microphone - James West
23. Three-Way Telephone Communication - Granville T. Woods
24. Caller ID and Call Waiting - Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
25. The Portable Fax Machine - Grantville T. Woods
26. Peanut-Based Inventions - George Washington Carver
27. Refrigerated Trucks - Frederick McKinley Jones
28. The Ice Cream Scoop - Alfred L. Cralle
29. The Modern Potato Chip - George Crum
30. The Automatic Bread Maker - Joseph Lee
31. The Modern Golf Tee - Dr. George Grant
32. Roller Coasters Safety Improvements - Granville T.
33. The Automatic Fishing Reel - George Cook
34. Synthetic Hair Weaving - Christina Jenkins
35. The Hot Comb - Madam C.J.
36. Permanent Hair Wave Machine - Marjorie Joyner
37. The Electric Guitar Pickup - Robert F. Flemming Jr.
38. The First Synthesizer - Raymond Scott (with support from African American engineers)
39. The Carbon Filament for Light Bulbs - Lewis Latimer
40. The Heating Furnace - Alice Parker
41. The Solar Water Heater - Lonnie Johnson
42. Bulletproof Vest Material - Dr. Jackson Robinson
43. The Automatic Target Gun Sighting System - Otis Boykin
44. The First Automatic Lubricator for Machines - Elijah McCoy
45. The Shoe Lasting Machine - Jan Ernst Matzeliger
46. The Paint Roller - Richard Spikes
47. The Portable X-ray Machine
48. The Super Soaker - Lonnie Johnson
49. The Guitar Effects Pedal - Floyd Smith
50. The Typewriter Improvements - Lee Burridge & John Lee Love