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Virgie M. Ammons

1908 - 2000
Inventor
USA USA

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