when his father passed away, he became known as eli whitney, not junior. in 1841, his son eli took over the operation of the musket manufacturing from his cousins, public brothers whom we will talk about next -- the blake brothers whom we will talk about next. whitney's patent model was for a breach loading firearm. he received many patents over a and was one of the first manufacturers of percussion gun caps. in 1894 at the age of 74. the first lock company in new haven, connecticut was the blake brothers company, started in 1833 by three brothers. eli whitney blake, silas blake, and john blake, nephews of eli whitney, the inventor of the cop engine. after his death in 1825. the blake brothers took over operation of the factory, and whitney's son eli took over the operation from his cousins in 1841. eli whitney blake invented the first stone crushing machine, which provided the material to create the nations first paved roadways. the blake brothers patent in the first mortar locking latch that was inserted into the body of the door. their invention replace