Remembering History: On May 22, 1906 Orville and Wilbur Wright received a patent for a "Flying Machine" with a motor. The two brothers wrote their patent application themselves in 1903, but it was rejected. It wasn't until they hired a patent attorney that it was granted for "new and useful improvements in flying machines."

On May 22, 1906 Orville and Wilbur Wright received a patent for a "Flying Machine" with a motor. The two brothers wrote their patent application themselves in 1903, but it was rejected. It wasn't until they hired a patent attorney that it was granted for "new and useful improvements in flying machines."

On May 22, 1906 Orville and Wilbur Wright received a patent for a "Flying Machine" with a motor. The two brothers wrote their patent application themselves in 1903, but it was rejected. It wasn't until they hired a patent attorney that it was granted for "new and useful improvements in flying machines."