Who is clatonia joaquin dorticus?

Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus was an African American inventor whose inventions include things like:

• an apparatus for applying a digestive solid to the sides of the soles and heels of shoes (patent # 535,820, March 19, 1895)
• a machine for embossing photos (patent # 537,442, April 16, 1895)
• a device photographs (patent # 537,968, April 23, 1895)
• a leak stopper for hoses (patent # 629,315, July 18, 1899).