<P> In 1979, a patent for a new packaging design by David Weinstein led to easier transportation of commercial ice cream cones . Weinstein's design enabled the ice cream cone to be wrapped in a wax paper package . This made the cones more sanitary while also preventing the paper wrapper from falling off during transportation, or from becoming stuck to the cone . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Ice cream cones </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A cherry ice cream cone </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sugar cones </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Unwrapped pre-filled cone </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soft serve ice cream in a wafer style cone </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sugar cone dipped in rainbow sprinkles </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Waffle cones </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chocolate soft serve ice cream with sprinkles in a waffle cone from Dairy Queen </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Ice cream cones </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A cherry ice cream cone </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sugar cones </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Unwrapped pre-filled cone </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soft serve ice cream in a wafer style cone </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sugar cone dipped in rainbow sprinkles </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Waffle cones </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chocolate soft serve ice cream with sprinkles in a waffle cone from Dairy Queen </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

Who invented the first ice cream cone and what year