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Bry Higgins was issued a patent for hydraulic cement (stucco) for exterior plastering use.
David Saylor was issued the first American patent for portland cement. He showed the importance of true clinkering.
Edgar Dobbs received a patent for hydraulic mortars, stucco, and plaster, although they were of poor quality due to lack of kiln precautions.
I. K. Brunel is credited with the first engineering application of portland cement, which was used to fill a breach in the Thames Tunnel.