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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 = 'PATTERSON') AND (first_name = 'William W.') ORDER BY date ASC, patent, type

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T / S Patent Date Description Patentee Category Assigned To
 1877
U 193,991 August 7, 1877 Improvement in Lightning Rods
Lightning rod tip formed of two intersecting circles that are fited with points and a ball suspended in the center		 PATTERSON, William W.
 Lightning Rod Point  

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