Edison is credited for contributing to various inventions, including the phonograph, the kinetoscope, the dictaphone, the electric lamp (in particular the incandescent light bulb), and the autographic printer.
However, one of Edison's major innovations was the first industrial research and development lab, which was built in Menlo Park and West Orange.
One of Sprague's significant contributions to the Edison Laboratory was the introduction of mathematical methods[citation needed].
Arthur Edwin Kennelly contributed to a variety of Edison's endeavors undertaken to create a unique product or service from 1887 to 1893[citation needed].
This series of patents mainly focus on the phonograph, telegraphy, telephone, and electrical generation and distribution.
His design patents are for phonograph cabinets and light bulbs with substantial decorative features.