Virgie M. Ammons
Personal Information
Born: 1908
Died: 2000
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Unknown
"None found"
— Virgie M. Ammons
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor
Institution/Corporation: None found
Degrees & Memberships: None found
Awards & Achievements
Awards: None found
Achievements: 1975 invented fireplace damper actuator (patent found); also invented Ammons Auto-Cleaner which simplified household chores, Ammons Solar Heater, Ammons Portable Water Purifier (no patents found);
little is known about her & the only agreed upon facts are she was living in West Virginia when she applied for her patent in 1974, she was a person of color, was a self-employed caretaker, & received a patent for a fireplace damper actuating tool
was born in either Gaithersburg MD (the generally accepted info) or Chicago IL
died on July 12th, 2000 in a car accident
there is no evidence indicating her invention was ever marketed