Thomas Edison's Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880)
Citation: Thomas Edison's patent drawing and application for an improvement in electric lamps, patented January 27, 1880; Records of the Patent and Trademark Office; Record Group 241; National Archives.
引用：托马斯·爱迪生改进电灯的专利图和申请，于 1880 年 1 月 27 日获得专利；专利商标局的记录；记录组241；国家档案馆。
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On January 27, 1880, Thomas Edison received the historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp that paved the way for the universal domestic use of electric light.
1880 年 1 月 27 日，托马斯·爱迪生 (Thomas Edison) 获得了一项历史性专利，该专利体现了他的白炽灯原理，为家庭普遍使用电灯铺平了道路。
The Patent Office granted Thomas Edison a patent for his "electric-lamp." Edison's patent was an improvement on electric lamps, not the invention of them; but because of Edison’s design changes and the materials he used—such as a carbon filament—his patent allowed for an electric lamp that was reliable, safe, and practical.
专利局授予托马斯·爱迪生他的“电灯”专利。爱迪生的专利是对电灯的改进，而不是电灯的发明；但由于爱迪生的设计变化和他使用的材料（例如碳丝），他的专利允许制造出可靠、安全且实用的电灯。
Edison propelled the United States out of the gaslight era and into the electric age.
爱迪生推动美国走出煤气灯时代，进入电力时代。
From the time he was a boy, he was mesmerized by the mechanics of the universe and, with virtually no formal education, brought forth innovations that continue to dominate our lives.
从他还是个孩子的时候起，他就对宇宙的力学着迷，几乎没有受过正规教育，但他所带来的创新仍然主宰着我们的生活。
Out of his New Jersey laboratories, which were themselves inventions – thoroughly equipped and fully staffed – came 1,093 patented inventions and innovations that made Edison one of the most prolific inventors of all time.
爱迪生在新泽西州的实验室里发明了 1,093 项专利发明和创新，这些实验室本身就是发明——设备齐全、人员配备齐全，使爱迪生成为有史以来最多产的发明家之一。
Three of his most famous inventions, the phonograph, a practical incandescent light bulb, and the moving picture camera, dazzled the public and revolutionized the way people live throughout the world.
他最著名的三项发明——留声机、实用的白炽灯泡和电影摄影机——令公众眼花缭乱，彻底改变了全世界人们的生活方式。
His thundering dynamos transformed the United States into the world’s greatest industrial superpower.
他那雷鸣般的发电机将美国转变为世界上最伟大的工业超级大国。
In 1878, the creation of a practical long-burning electric light had eluded scientists for decades.
1878 年，科学家们几十年来一直未能研制出一种实用的长亮电灯。
With dreams of lighting up entire cites, Edison lined up financial backing, assembled a group of brilliant scientists and technicians, and applied his genius to the challenge of creating an effective and affordable electric lamp.
怀揣着照亮整个城市的梦想，爱迪生筹集了资金支持，召集了一批才华横溢的科学家和技术人员，并运用他的天才来迎接创造高效且价格实惠的电灯的挑战。
With unflagging determination, Edison and his team tried out thousands of theories, convinced that every failure brought them one step closer to success.
爱迪生和他的团队怀着坚定的决心，尝试了数千种理论，坚信每一次失败都会让他们离成功更近一步。
On January 27, 1880, Edison received the historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp that paved the way for the universal domestic use of electric light.
1880 年 1 月 27 日，爱迪生获得了一项历史性专利，该专利体现了他的白炽灯的原理，为家庭普遍使用电灯铺平了道路。
The patent number for his electric lamp is 223,898.
他的电灯的专利号是223,898。
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(Transcription of Thomas A.
（托马斯·A.
Edison's application letter for the Patent on an Improvement in Electric Lamps.)
爱迪生的电灯改进专利申请信。）
To the Honorable Commissioner of Patents:
尊敬的专利专员：
Your Petitioner Thomas A.
您的申请人 Thomas A.
Edison of Menlo Park in the State of New Jersey prays that Letters Patent may be granted to him for the invention of an Improvement in Electric Lamps and in the method of manufacturing the same set forth in the annexed specification.
新泽西州门洛帕克的爱迪生请求授予他专利证书，以表彰他在所附说明书中提出的电灯改进及其制造方法的发明。
(Case no. 186).
（案件编号186）。
And further prays that you will recognize Lemuel W.
并进一步祈祷您能认出 Lemuel W.
Serrell, of the City of New York, N.Y., as his Attorney, with full power of substitution and revocation, to prosecute this application, to make alterations and amendments therein, to receive the Patent, and to transact all business in the Patent Office connected Therewith.
纽约州纽约市的塞雷尔作为他的代理人，拥有替代和撤销的全部权力，可以起诉本申请，对其进行变更和修正，接收专利，并在专利局处理与其相关的所有业务。