an interference investigation was ordered by Watson of Telescope Carts, Inc. for alleged patent infringement during the same time period. In a compromise solution, Goldman agreed to relinquish his rights on his existing patent and agreed to pay the sum of $1 for counterfeit damages. In return, Telescope Cart, Inc. agreed to an exclusive license granted to Goldman's company for the production of the telescoping, or "nesting", cart. The telescoping cart, based on the patent issued to Watson, forms the basis of the shopping cart designs used to the present, and all royalties for the new design were paid to Telescope Carts, Inc. until their patent expired. Other inventions Other inventions by Goldman includes the grocery sacker, the folding inter-office basket carrier, and the handy milk bottle rack. Goldman also invented the baggage cart. Philanthropy Goldman and his wife were known for their philanthropy. As a patron of the arts he contributed many works of art to Oklahoma institutions. He gave time and money to the National Conference of Christians and Jews at the Southwest Center for Human Relations at the University of Oklahoma. He received many honors, including honorary chief of the Pawnee Indian Tribe (1950), the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award (1965), a Distinguished Service Citation from the University of Oklahoma (1971), induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame (1971), and an honorary doctor of law degree from Oklahoma City University (1974). In 1981 he funded the construction of the portico and western entry of Temple B'nai Israel (Oklahoma City). In January 1983 the Oklahoma Blood Institute moved to the Sylvan N. Goldman Center, located at 1001 North Lincoln Boulevard and named for Goldman, who donated $1.5 million for the center. Personal life On June 7, 1931, Goldman married Margaret "Babe" Katz (1906-1984) of Stillwater, Oklahoma; they had two sons: Monte Henry Goldman and Alfred Dreyfus Goldman. Both his sons died under suspicious circumstances: Monte in 1995 and Alfred in 1997. References External links Entry in Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture Sylvan N. Goldman, 86, Dies; Inventor of the Shopping Cart | NY Times | November 27, 1984 1898 births 1984 deaths Jewish American philanthropists People from Ardmore, Oklahoma Jews and Judaism in Oklahoma 20th-century American inventors 20th-century American philanthropists 20th-century American Jews Inventors from Oklahoma