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:''For the rugby union footballer of the 1890s for England, and Runcorn RLFC, see Samuel "Sam" Houghton'' Samuel Thomas Houghton is a British inventor. In April 2008, at the age of 5, he received a patent for his "Sweeping Device With Two Heads" invention. He is thought to be the youngest person to have been granted a patent for their invention.〔(Five-year-old sweeps up patent with his first Cracking Idea )〕〔(The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys - CIPA - What's New? )〕〔(Boy, 5, becomes UK's youngest inventor | Metro.co.uk )〕 ==Invention== In 2006, at the age of 3, Sam Houghton saw his father sweeping their back yard using two different brooms: one to clear up the larger leaves and twigs and another to pick up finer debris. Believing that there must be an easier way to do the job, Hougton strapped two different brooms together with a large rubber band.〔 Houghton's father, Dr Rev Mark Houghton (a patent attorney) was impressed by the invention. On 14 October 2006 he filed a patent application at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) naming Sam as the sole inventor.〔 A patent was granted on 2 April 2008〔 when Sam was 5 years old.〔 Sam's family in West Lancashire are very proud. Patent applications do not always record ages but a spokesperson for the UKIPO said that they have "never come across anyone as young as Sam who has been successful in their application and believe he is the youngest yet".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Houghton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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