 There have been several "American Party"s in history—it is unclear if the nomination was a particular satire on any so-named movement at the time.George Washington held over two dozen patents, in the fields of hydrocarbon lamps, cameras, and food processing.He was not the first to invent an instant coffee process, David Strang in New Zealand had the first patent in 1890 (Number 3518) for instant or soluble coffee and was sold under the name Strangs Coffee, another was chemist Satori Kato's work was a precursor, among others, but Washington's invention was the first effort that led to large scale commercial manufacture.