What Black Person Invented The Lawn Sprinkler?
What Black Person Invented The Lawn Sprinkler? On this date in 1897, African American inventor Joseph H. Smith patented the sprinkler. This African American inventors Patent No. is #581.785. Who invented lawn sprinklers? This invention was the work of Joseph Lessler of Buffalo, New York, who in 1871 filed U.S. patent number 121949. Called an