# James M Spangler — Patents explained on PatentBrief

James M Spangler has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How James Spangler Invented the First Portable Electric Vacuum Cleaner](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/889823/vacuum-cleaner-spangler) — granted 1908
  A 1908 patent for a portable suction-based cleaning device that combined a rotating brush with a fan to lift dust into a bag.

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