# Josephine G. Cochrane — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Josephine G. Cochrane has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Josephine Cochrane's Mechanical Dishwashing Machine](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/355139/dishwasher-cochrane) — granted 1886
  A late 19th-century invention that used a pressurized water pump and a rotating rack to clean dishes mechanically, moving away from manual scrubbing.

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