March is Women’s History Month in the U.S., so this month, we’ve updated the “Historic Patents” section of our website to honor some of the innovative ladies who’ve been issued U.S. patents. In 1903, Mary Anderson developed a solution to the new problem of driving a car in the rain. Her Window Cleaning Device was an early windshield wiper. Patsy Sherman developed Block and Graft Copolymers Containing Water-Solvatable Polar Groups and Fluoroaliphatic Groups while attempting to develop a new kind of rubber for jet aircraft fuel lines. Her invention later became known as Scotchgard. In addition to being an author and speaker on the topic of autism, Dr. Temple Grandin is also an authority on livestock behavior and humane slaughter techniques. Her invention, Animal Stunning System Prior to Slaughter is just one of the many contributions she has made to the development of more humane livestock handling facilities.