Judy W. Reed submitted a patent application for her invention: an improved dough kneader. This application represents a significant achievement, demonstrating her ingenuity and perseverance in a time when access to patent rights for African Americans was often restricted by systemic biases.

Reed's dough kneader appears to be an improvement on existing models that would lead to higher quality dough. Further analysis of the patent document may provide further details as to its exact advantages over the prior art.

Reed's dough kneader was approved and issued as U.S. Patent number 305,474 on September 23, 1884. Reed's patent is significant as one of the earliest patents awarded to an African American woman in the United States. Further, the patent was assigned to Reed.

The extent to which Judy W. Reed's invention was commercially successful or widely adopted is unknown. Research into contemporary manufacturing practices and the market for dough kneaders during that era might shed light on the potential impact of her invention.