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SELECT DISTINCT patent.*, YEAR(date) as year FROM patent LEFT JOIN name ON name.patent = patent.patent AND name.type = patent.type WHERE (last_name = 'FORBES') AND (first_name = 'Robert B.') ORDER BY date ASC, patent, type

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T / S Patent Date Description Patentee Category Assigned To
 1854
U 11,217 July 4, 1854 Improvement in Lightning Rods for Vessels
Lightning rod system tied to the ship's masts and grounded to the copper sheathing on the hull		 FORBES, Robert B.
 Lightning Rod  

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