# Elias Howe — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Elias Howe has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Elias Howe Invented the Modern Lockstitch Sewing Machine](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/4750/sewing-machine-howe) — granted 1846
  Elias Howe's 1846 patent for the lockstitch sewing machine, which used two separate threads to create a durable stitch that revolutionized garment manufacturing.

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