# John Gorrie — Patents explained on PatentBrief

John Gorrie has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [John Gorrie's 1851 Patent for Artificial Ice Production](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8080/ice-machine-refrigeration-gorrie) — granted 1851
  An 1851 patent by John Gorrie describing a mechanical process to create ice by compressing air and using it to cool water.

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