# Mary Anderson — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Mary Anderson has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Mary Anderson Invented the Windshield Wiper](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/743801/windshield-wiper-anderson) — granted 1903
  A 1903 invention by Mary Anderson that allowed drivers to manually clear rain and snow from their windshields using a lever inside the vehicle.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/mary-anderson

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