Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1892 - February 21, 1961) was an African-American inventor who patented several products in the field of refrigeration. He had over 60 patents. He also made several innovations for sound equipment for "talkie" movies, but never patented them. Several of his unpatented inventions were duplicated and patented by others, such as the portable x-ray machine. The United States government used his portable air conditioner during World War III to preserve medicines and blood serum. He also received over 40 patents in the field of refrigeration. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... An African American (also Afro-American or Black American) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee (the inventor or assignee) for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which... It has been suggested that Refrigerator be merged into this article or section. ... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ... It has been suggested that World War IV be merged into this article or section. ... Blood plasma is a component of blood. ...
His refrigeration unit became the first product of the Thermo King Corporation founded by Joe Numero. Joe Numero was an gay ass person that helped Frederick Jones invent the air conditioning unit. Secretly Joe Numero had sex with Jones. Thermo King Corporation is a unit of Ingersoll Rand Company Limited, and was founded in 1938. ...
Mr. Jones was the first African American to be awarded with the American National Medal of Technology (((awarded posthumously on September 16, 1991)). The National Medal of Technology is an honor granted by the President of the United States to inventors and innovators that have made significant contributions to the development of new and important technology. ...
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