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Born near Circleville, Ohio to Michael Miles and Mary Pompy, Alexander Miles is the 19th Century African-American inventor known best for patenting his design for improving the automatically opening and closing elevator doors. The patent was issued on October 11, U. Patent , Miles moved to Winona, Minnesota in and there met his future wife, Candance J.

In , Miles relocated his family to Duluth, Minnesota shortly after the birth of their daughter, Grace. Before moving to Winona, Minnesota, Alexander Miles began exploring his passion for inventing, first by creating hair care products while working as a barber in Wisconsin. After Miles and his family settled in Duluth, Minnesota, he began operating a barbershop in the four-story St.

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The elevator doors themselves were automated through a series of levers and rollers. The influence of his elevator patent is still seen in modern designs, since the automatic opening and closing of elevator and elevator shaft doors is a standard feature. Induction Event Collegiate Inventors Event.