- The Gaumont emblem, a daisy with the name "Gaumont" through the centre, was inspired from his mother's first name. This was registered on 14 January 1908.
- Demonstrated the Chronophotograph projector, which can screen over 600 meters of film due to the spooling system, at the French Photographic Society in Paris on 6 January 1899.
- Opened show rooms at 41 avenue de l'Opéra, Paris, on 15 February 1900 to market the Kinora, a machine that can transform photos into moving pictures, which had been created by Louis Lumiére in 1896.
- The Chrono de poche ("Pocket Chrono"), a machine made for the amateur market in 15mm format, was launched by him (Paris, 30 September 1900). Its method takes and projects films with central perforation.
- Formed the Gaumont Film Production Co. in 1895 with Alice Guy-Blache as chief director. A major rival to the Pathe organization in Britain and France. Gaumont was forced to yield to competition from Hollywood in the 1920s, his American subsidiary being amalgamated with MGM.
- His youngest son Raymond visited Gaumont's American offices in 1912 to study U.S. film production.
- Invented the sound-on-disc format in 1902.
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