# Canonical recap data for Edison Patents the Kinetoscope (1891)
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title: Edison Patents the Kinetoscope
subtitle: Thomas Edison's patented motion-picture viewer became the first commercially viable device for viewing moving images, founding the film industry.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1891-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1891
decade: 1890
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Below is a list of Edison patents. Thomas Edison was an inventor who accumulated 2,332 patents worldwide for his inventions. 1,093 of Edison's patents were in the United States, but other patents were approved in countries around the globe.
summaryLong: Below is a list of Edison patents. Thomas Edison was an inventor who accumulated 2,332 patents worldwide for his inventions. 1,093 of Edison's patents were in the United States, but other patents were approved in countries around the globe.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Pat465971.png/1280px-Pat465971.png"
heroImageCredit: Thomas Alva Edison · via Wikipedia
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Edison_patents"
  title: Edison patents
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: Below is a list of Edison patents. Thomas Edison was an inventor who accumulated 2,332 patents worldwide for his inventions. 1,093 of Edison's patents were in t
wikidataQid: Q6569803
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618025526/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Edison_patents"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: Edison patents
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Edison_patents"
taxonomy:
domain: technological
eventTypes:
- tech_launch
canonicalClasses:
- creation
- discovery
impactRadius: global
velocity: gradual
predictability: scheduled
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: single_domain
lifecycleClass: birth
