# Drew Richard Gurley — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Drew Richard Gurley has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Richard Drew Invented Modern Transparent Adhesive Tape](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1760820/scotch-tape-adhesive-drew) — granted 1930
  The 1930 patent for the first pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, which replaced messy glues and paper tapes with a convenient, clear, and sticky strip.

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