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On February 1, 1918, Mabel Slater, a resident of the United States, received a patent for a novel cover designed to be used as a bathrobe or military coat. The blanket was made from a soft and flexible material that quickly adapted to the body, aiming to keep it warm.

On June 24, 1911, Madame Marguerite Farcot, née d’Albaret, a French national, was granted a patent for a high-power multi-cylinder engine designed for aviation. Her invention featured a stationary support shaft around which the cylinders rotated, interlocking at their base to form a central casing.