The
forerunner of the aerosol can was invented by Erik Rotheim of Norway.
On November 23, 1927, Rotheim patented a can with a valve and propellant
systems - it could hold and dispense liquids.
The first aerosol can (a can than contains a propellant [a liquefied gas
like flurocarbon] and has a spray nozzle) was invented in 1944 by Lyle
David Goodloe and W.N. Sullivan. They were working for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and were trying to find a way to spray and
kill malaria carrying mosquitos during World War II for the soldiers
overseas. The "clog-free" spray valve was invented by Robert H. Abplanal
in 1953.
The first spray paint was invented by Edward H. Seymour in 1949.
Seymour's wife Bonnie had given him the idea of an aerosol applicator
for paint. The first spray paint he developed was aluminum colored.
Seymour formed the company, Seymour of Sycamore, Inc. of Chicago, USA,
which is still in operation.
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