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Elon Musk . → More replies (1) 6 u/hillsfar Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 01 '25 I wanted to learn more about the story, so I did a web search. Wikipedia article on Ben Montgomery: “ On June 10, 1858, on the basis that Ben, as a slave, was not a citizen of the United States, and thus could not apply for a patent in his name, he was denied this patent application in a ruling by the United States Attorney General's office.