Cedar County, Iowa
Histories

CEDAR COUNTY INVENTORS 1858-1928
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Submitted by Sharon Elijah, January 7, 2018

Surname Given Name Residence Title of Invention Classification of Invention Patent Number Patent Granted
Adams Ira Otto Durant, IA Tension-indicating device for sewing-machines Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timeing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant or seat belt use US1289066A 31 Dec 1918
Bagley Alonzo E. Mechanicsville, IA Bundle carrier for harvestor Sheaf carriers US506653A 17 Oct 1893
Bagley Charles Mechanicsville, IA Pump Pumps or pumping installations especially adapted for raising fluids from great depths, e.g. well pumps US400428A 2 Apr 1889
Bagley Fred A. Clarence, IA Chicken-waterer Drinking appliances kept filled to constant level from incorporated storage US778624A 27 Dec 1904
Bagley Henry Tipton, IA Mole plow Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for digging trenches or ditches; with arrangements for making or assembling conduits for laying conduits or cables operatively associated with mole-ploughs, coulter US30041A 18 Sep 1860
Bagley Henry Mechanicsville, IA Animal trap Collecting-traps with tipping platforms US42063A 29 Mar 1864
Bagley Henry Mechanicsville, IA Corn planter Seeders combined with fertilizing apparatus US158352A 5 Jan 1875
Bagley Henry Mechanicsville, IA Corn planter Machines for making or covering drills or furrows for sowing or planting US211370A 14 Jan 1879
Boldt  Hugo  Durant, IA  Roof gutter bracket  Hanging means extending mainly under the gutter US1170869A 8 Feb 1916
Bowman Joe M. Tipton, IA Piston groove cleaning tool Cleaning of, preventing corrosion or erosion in, or preventing unwanted deposits in, combustion engines US1397312A 15 Nov 1921
Brandenburg Edward A. Tipton, IA Gate Arrangements of wings characterized by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relaing solely to the manner of movement of the wing with more than one kind of movement US588544A 17 Aug 1897
Bray Walter J. Tipton, IA Ball bearing wheel for vehicles Hubs with ball bearings US687672A 26 Nov 1901
Brown Henry D. Tipton, IA Beown Appliances for supporting or fettering animals for operative purposes US77866A 12 May 1868
Browning Eli West Branch, IA Sled Sledges with runners characterized by arrangement of runners arranged in two or more parallel lines with steering devices with tilting or bending runners the runners being bent in the shape of the curve to follow US823684A 19 Jun 1906
Bundy Jonathan Centredale, IA Windmill Other wind motors the wind-engaging parts swinging to-and-fro and not rotating US151835A 9 Jun 1874
Bundy Jonathan Centredale, IA Gate Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening for wings in general, e.g. fanlights with cords, chains or cables 192971 10 Jul 1877
Burnap Nelson C. Tipton, IA Foot scraper Devices or implements resting on he floor for removing mud, dirt, or dust from footwear US146228A 6 Jan 1874
Burroughs Alonzo N. Mechanicsville, IA Marker gage for corn planters Ridge-marking or like devices; Checkrow wires; Accessories therefor adapted to cut and form a ridge or forrow in the soil surface, e. g. with a disc US609775A 30 Aug 1898
Burroughs Arthur K. Mechanicsville, IA Marker gage for corn planters Ridge-marking or like devices; Checkrow wires; Accessories therefor adapted to cut and form a ridge or forrow in the soil surface, e. g. with a disc US609775A 30 Aug 1898
Burroughs Thomas O. Mechanicsville, IA Marker gage for corn planters Ridge-marking or like devices; Checkrow wires; Accessories therefor adapted to cut and form a ridge or forrow in the soil surface, e. g. with a disc US609775A 30 Aug 1898
Casterline Floyd W. Tipton, IA Electric motor Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion without gears having orbital motion involving more than two intermeshing members with a plurality of driving or driven shafts; with arrangements for dividing torque between two or more intermediate shafts with non-parallel axes US1017510A 13 Feb 1912
Chariton Albert John Lowden, IA Motor starter Starting apparatus having hand cranks having safety means preventing damage caused by reverse rotation US1047746A 17 Dec 1912
Charlton Albert J. Lowden, IA Condenser Indicating devices; Other safety devices US1555457A 29 Sep 1925
Charlton Albert J. Lowden, IA Automobile wheel Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body formed by two or more axially spaced discs US1584845A 18 May 1926
Charlton Albert John Lowden, IA Suction muffler Engines characterized by provision of pumps for sucking combustion residues from cylinders using rotary pumps US1445934A 20 Feb 1923
Charlton Albert John Lowden, IA Combined cooling and carbureting system for internal combustion engines Pumping cooling-air; Arrangements of cooling-air pumps, e.g. fans or blowers US1458974A 19 Jun 1923
Charlton Albert John Lowden, IA Disk wheel Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body with a single disc body not integral with rim, i.e. disc body and rim being manufactured independently and then permanently attached to each other in a second step, e.g. by welding characterized by the attachment of rim to wheel disc characterized by cross-sectional details of the attachment, e.g. the profile US1513742A 4 Nov 1924
Charlton Albert John Lowden, IA Combined water gauge and heat indicating device Indicating devices; Other safety devices US1519438A 16 Dec 1924
Charlton Albert John Lowden, IA Demountable rim Arrangement of screws, bolts, or shouldered pins US1522806A 13 Jan 1925
Coffman Frank A. Tipton, IA Watering trough Drinking appliances US183837A 31 Oct 1876
Coggeshall Edward West Branch, IA Shear gage Devices, e.g. scribers, for marking US803151A 31 Oct 1905
Collins William M. West Branch, IA Staple machine Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles of devices for fastening or securing purposes of staples; of belt-fastening elements US212441A 18 Feb 1879
Corbin Sylvester C. Tipton, IA Acetylene-gas generator Acetylene gas generators with carbide feed, with or without regulation by the gas pressure with automatic carbide feed by valves by measuring valves, including pocket-wheels US791540A 6 Jun 1906
Cottrell William E. Tipton, IA Horseshoe calk   USD32344A 13 Mar 1900
Cottrell William Edward Tipton, IA Horseshoe calk   USD32345A 13 Mar 1900
Crisman Aaron Sugar Creek Twp., Cedar Co. Improvement in seed-planters Combinations of soil-working tools with non-soil-working tools, e.g. planting tools for sowing or fertilizing the soil-working tools being actively driven US45139A 22 Nov 1864
Crocker Silas S. Clarence, IA Nut lock Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place after screwing down with a member penetrating the screw-threaded surface of a least one part, e.g. a pin, a wedge, cotter-pin, screw with a pin or staple parallel to the bolt axis US194133A 14 Aug 1877
Crocker Silas S. Clarence, IA Iron fence post Wire fencing characterized by the way of connecting wire to posts; Droppers US196337A 23 Oct 1877
Crocker Silas S. Clarence, IA Wagon bolster plate Resilient suspensions for a set of tandem wheels or axles having interrelated movements with two or more pivoted arms, the movements of which are resiliently interrelated, e.g. the arms being rigid a leafspring being used as equilibration unit between two axle-supporting units US201333A 19 Mar 1878
Crogker Silas Clarence, IA Improvement in foot-baths for horses Washing, cleaning, or drying devices US204482A 4 Jun 1878
Crow Frank W. Clarence, IA Non-refillable bottle Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins US1014693A 16 Jan 1912
Culver Darius M. Tipton, IA Check row corn planter Ridge-marking or like devices; Checkrow wires; Accessories therefor adapted to cut and form a ridge or forrow in the soil surface, e. g. with a disc US317441A 5 May 1885
Delmore George E. Tipton, IA Gymnastic apparatus Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player specially adapted for children US649914A 22 May 1900
Dinse Ralph Tipton, IA Cultivator Other machines specially adapted for working soil on which crops are growing for special purposes, e.g. for special culture for working in vineyards, orchards, or the like; Arrangements for preventing damage to vines comprising rotating tools actively driven US1086905A 10 Feb 1914
Dolan William D. Linn Twp. Hog-ringing chute Devices for immobilisation or restraint of animals, e.g. chutes US1166450A 4 Jan 1916
Downing Daniel A. Tipton, IA Garden tool Adjustable blades US638382A 5 Dec 1899
Dugan Andrew C. Lowden, IA Barber's appliance Supporting web roll both-ends type US428203A 20 May 1890
Dunn Ray Tipton, IA Milk bottle Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents with closable apertures at bottom US1462330A 17 Jul 1923
Dwigans Jasper Tipton, IA Hay rake and loader Loaders for hay or like field crops with conveyor belts or conveyer chains, with or without pick-up means US321489A 7 Jul 1885
Elliott Anah S. Mechanicsville, IA Rake Rotating dividers US706397A 5 Aug 1902
Ellyson Webster West Branch, IA Sheep shearing table Appliances for supporting or fettering animals for operative purposes US69195A 24 Sep 1867
Emrick Frank W. Buchanan, IA, IA Chain Hauling-or hoisting-chains so called ornamental chains built up from readily-separable links US1623172A 5 Apr 1927
Emrick Frank W. Buchanan, IA, IA Chain Hauling-or hoisting-chains so called ornamental chains built up from readily-separable links US1652932A 13 Dec 1927
Engelking Henry F. Clarence, IA Check row corn planter Machines for depositing quanities of seed at intervals US768081A 23 Aug 1904
Fairchild Alson F. Mechanicsville, IA Horse hay rake Haymakers with tines moving with respect to the machine with tine-carrying endless chains or belts US385604A 3 Jul 1888
Gilliland Daniel C. Mechanicsville, IA Marker for corn and seed planters Ridge-marking or like devices; Checkrow wires; Accessories therefor adapted to cut and form a ridge or forrow in the soil surface, e. g. with a disc US353215A 23 Nov 1886
Godric Parker Edward West Branch, IA Combination knife and fork Hand knives combined with other implements e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement US1341153A 25 May 1920
Grubbs Sidney B. Munn, IA Fence guard Connections for attaching additional wire to frames, posts or railings US414703A 12 Nov 1889
Hall Henry L. Woodbridge, IA Combined seed sower and cultivator Harrows with non-rotating tools with tools rigidly or elastically attached to a tool-frame US109613A 29 Nov 1870
Hall Henry L. Woodbridge, IA Hand corn husker Hand devices for scraping or peeling vegetables or the like US136157A 25 Feb 1873
Hall Henry L. Woodbridge, IA Improvement in corn-huskers Hand devices for scraping or peeling vegetables or the like US88708A 6 Apr 1869
Hamiel I. J. Tipton, IA Vulcanizer Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools US1379447A
Hammond William Henry Tipton, IA Improvement in pipe-joints Constructive types of pipe joints not provided for in groups US128303A 25 Jun 1872
Hart Albert Stanwood, IA Windmill pump connection Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00-F03D17/00 US1245714A 6 Nov 1917
Hartz  Charles H. Durant, IA  Oil cup and bearing  Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for axial load only for supporting the end face of a shaft or other member, e.g. footstep bearings US806410A 5 Dec 1905
Hartz  George F. Durant, IA  Inhaler  Inhalators US817708A 10 Apr 1906
Helmer Melchert F. Mechanicsville, IA Car stove Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling folding of the cabinet or the like US385555A 5 Jul 1888
Henry Leo L. Lowden, IA Attachment for fastening mail pouches to railway catchers or cranes Transferring passengers, articles, or freight to and from moving trains; Slipping or coupling vehicles from or to moving trains transferring articles to and from moving trains, e.g. mailbag catchers US676693A 18 Jun 1901
Hoffner Fred H. Clarence, IA Drink mixer Miscellaneous implements for preparing of holding food for mixing drinks; Hand-held mixers US1495412A 27 May 1924
Holloway Willis West Branch, IA Vending machine Elements of nailing machines; Nail-feeding devices US738613A 8 Sep 1903
Holloway Willis West Branch, IA Shear gage Devices, e.g. scribers, for marking US803151A 31 Oct 1905
Holloway Willis L. West Branch, IA Sled Sledges with runners characterised by arrangement of runners arranged in two or more parallel lines with steering devices with tilting or bending runners the runners being bent in the shape of the curve to follow US823684A 19 Jun 1906
Holloway Willis L. West Branch, IA Vending-machine Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other US771910A 11 Oct 1904
Hoover Eli West Branch, IA Cattle pump Sealings between relatively-moving surfaces with elastic sealings, e.g. O-rings US232499A 21 Sep 1880
Hostler Edgar D. Tipton, IA Vulcanizer Endless tubes, e.g. inner tubes for pneumatic tires. Partners are Hamiel & Mather of Tipton, IA, IA US1338569A 27 Apr 1920
Hoyman Henry S. Stanwood, IA Cultivator Other machines specially adapted for working soil on which crops are growing with non-rotating tools US196903A 6 Nov 1877
Hubbell Newton S. Mechanicsville, IA Speculum and dilator Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for holding wounds open; Tractors with antagonistic arms as supports for retractor elements US281880A 24 Jul 1883
Humphrey Lucinda Tipton, IA Skirt-protector Shields or protectors US35026A 22 Apr 1862
Innes William Tipton, IA Hatchet Hand hammers; Hammer heads of special shape or materials with provision for withdrawing or holding nails or spikes US668046A 12 Feb 1901
Jackson Malery R. Tipton, IA Horseshoe calk Elastic calks or studs US738451A 8 Sep 1903
Jackson Malery R. Tipton, IA Horseshoe calk Elastic calks or studs US763669A 28 Jun 1904
Jensen Irving West Branch, IA Water heater Devices for warming vessels containing drinks or food especially by means of burners; Warming devices with a burner, e.g. using gasoline; Traveling cookers, e.g. using petroleum or gasoline with one burner US1073687A 23 Sep 1913
Kelso John Lowden, IA Shutter worker Louvre doors, windows, or grilles with rotatable lamellae US212012A 4 Feb 1879
Kimberly Amos E. resident of Cedar Co. P.O. West Liberty, Muscatine Co. Improvement in bale-ties Hose-clips US200659A 26 Feb 1878
Knudsen Anders M. West Branch, IA Combined churn and butter-worker Rotating or oscillating churns US1106460A 11 Aug 1914
Krebs  George  Durant, IA  Coupling  Hook or hook-and-hasp couplings US730777A 9 Jun 1903
Lamp  Charles F. Durant, IA  Animal trap  Apparatus for the destruction of unwanted vegetation, e.g. weeds US856889A 11 Jun 1907
Lamp  Charlie  Durant, IA  Wire stretcher  Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire US790691A  23 May 1905
Lancaster Levi B. Massillon, IA Planter Machines for depositing quantities of seeds at intervals US444072A 6 Jan 1891
Lancaster Levi B. Massillon, IA Planter Machines for depositing quantities of seeds at intervals US518671A 24 Apr 1894
Lancaster Levi B. Massillon, IA Disk sharpener or cutter Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of cutting blades of disc blades of cultivator disc blades US535014A 5 Mar 1895
Lee Samuel D. Mechanicsville, IA Car coupling Coupling comprising interengaging part of different shape or form and having links, bars, pins, shackles, or hooks as coupling means with shackles and hoooks, e.g. specially adapted for mine cars US295773A 25 Mar 1884
Lee Samuel D. Mechanicsville, IA Sheaf carrier for binders Sheaf carriers US366327A 12 Jul 1887
Lone Charles H. Tipton, IA Printing device for paper-roll holders Secateurs; Flower or fruit shears having elongated or extended handles US596890A 4 Jan 1898
Long Leslie R. Tipton, IA Sheaf loader Loaders for sheaves, stacks or bales for sheaves, stacks US1327834A 13 Jan 1920
Ludewigs W. H. Lowden, IA Shutter worker Louvre doors, windows, or grilles with rotatable lamellae US212012A 4 Feb 1879
Mather Carl H. Tipton, IA Vulcanizer Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools US1379447A 24 May 1921
Maurer Charles A. Cedar Bluff, IA Steam-engine Mounting or removal of fans US603384A 3 May 1898
Maurer Charles A. Cedar Bluff, IA Bolt-holder Counterholding devices US429633A 10 Jun 1890
McCabe Edward R. Rochester Breech loading ordnance Composite barrels, i.e. barrels having multiple layers, e.g. of different materials US35380A 27 May 1862
McClean  Horatio T. Durant, IA  Wire grip  Quick-acting fastenings; Clamps holding in one direction only US842329A 29 Jan 1907
Merchen John G. Lowden, IA Horse power attachment Exercising equipment, e.g. treadmills, carousels US159340A 2 Feb 1875
Meyer George W. Tipton, IA End gate Movable tailboards for vehicles comprising non-moveable sideboards, e.g. pick-up trucks US1281992A 15 Oct 1918
Mickelson Peter Cedar Valley, IA Door-catch Automatic catches, i.e. released by pull or pressure on the wing US567036A 1 Sep 1896
Miles Henry Springdale, IA Wire stretcher Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire US165019A 29 Jun 1875
Miller Frank H. Stanwood, IA Paper hanging machine Implements for finishing work on buildings US421596A 18 Feb 1890
Miller Frank H. Stanwood, IA Multiple boring device Drilling machines with a plurality of working-spindles; Drilling automatons with parallel work spindles having gear transmissions US495050A 11 Apr 1893
Miller Frank H. Stanwood, IA Railway tie Transverse or longitudinal sleepers; Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails made from concrete or from natural or artificial stone with armouring or reinforcement US955419A 19 Apr 1910
Miller Harry Clarence, IA Axle lubricator Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a moving reservoir or the equivalent with reservoir on or in a rotary member US554451A 11 Feb 1896
Miller Roman L. Mechanicsville, IA Shock-compressor Bundling rods, sticks, or like elongated objects US1115085A 27 Oct 1914
Miller Samuel B. Stanwood, IA Stalk cutter Ploughs with special additional arrangements, e.g. means for putting manure under the soil, clod-crushers; Means for breaking the subsoil US137707A 8 Apr 1873
Miller Samuel B. Stanwood, IA Seeding machine Combinations of soil-working tools with non-soil-working tools, e.g. planting tools for sowing or fertilising the soil-working tools being actively driven US137708A 8 Apr 1873
Miller William F. Tipton, IA Hog cholera compound Asteraceae or Compositae (Aster or Sunflower family), e.g. chamomile, feverfew, yarrow or echinacea US244643A 19 Jul 1881
Monckmeier Gustav C. Tipton, IA Wear compensating bolt Screwed connections specially modified in view of tensile load; Breakbolts for maintaining a tensile load US1585309A 18 May 1926
Monckmeier Gustav C. Tipton, IA Wear compensating bolt Screwed connections specially modified in view of tensile load; Breakbolts for maintaining a tensile load US1627401A 3 May 1927
Monckmeier Gustav C. Tipton, IA Automatic thrust bearing Arrangements for adjusting play US1646416A 25 Oct 1927
Monckmeier Gustav C. Tipton, IA Device for inserting pistons in cylinders Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for connecting objects by press fit or detaching same mounting or demounting piston rings US1367622A 8 Feb 1921
Monckmeier Gustav C. Tipton, IA Piston-ring extrator Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for connecting objects by press fit or detaching same mounting or demounting piston rings US1481382A 22 Jan 1922
Mosher J. Wilber West Liberty, IA Improvement in grape-pickers Secateurs; Flower or fruit shears US148488A 10 Mar 1874
Murray Samuel M. Tipton, IA Ditching-machine Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for digging trenches or ditches with coulters, ploughs, scraper plates, or the like US311668A 2 Feb 1885
Nebergall Andrew Jackson Cedar Co., IA Improvement in corn-stalk cutters Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters specially adapted for particular purposes for cutting up or crushing remaining standing stalks, e.g. stubble US107090A 6 Sep 1870
Negus W. P. West Branch, IA Seed-corn hangers Racks for drying purposes US1255776A 5 Feb 1918
Negus William P. Grower (Gower) Twp. Cedar Co., IA Composite road-wagon Draw-gear or towing devices characterised by their type consisting of at least two bars which are not connected or articulated to each other US1234068A 17 Jul 1917
Negus William P. West Branch, IA Wire-stretcher Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire US513816A 30 Jan 1894
Neumeier  William Jr. Durant, IA  Vehicle coupling  Hook or hook-and-hasp couplings US744875A  24 Nov 1903
Parker Edward Godric West Branch, IA Combination knife and fork Hand knives combined with other implements e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement US1341153A 25 May 1920
Patton Harriet E. Tipton, IA Setting for jewels Setting for holding gems or the like, e.g. for ornaments or decorations US668318A 19 Feb 1901
Patton Josiah Tipton, IA Beehive Beehives US74415A 11 Feb 1868
Paxton Aaron Tipton, IA Clothes drier Collapsible clothes racks, e.g. swingable, foldable, extendible US426313A 22 Apr 1890
Perry A. Tipton, IA Sugar evaporator furnace Incineration of waste; incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor characterised by their grates US38759A 2 Jun 1863
Phillips Benjamin Lowden, IA Stubble guard for plows Ploughs with special additional arrangements, e.g. means for putting manure under the soil, clod-crushers; Means for breaking the subsoil US190781A 15 May 1877
Pooler George E. Cedar Bluff, IA Sawing-machine Cross-cut reciprocating saws with power drive; Appurtenances therefor US595002 7 Dec 1897
Pruess Carl W. West Branch, IA Ice cutting machine Apparatus for shaping or finishing ice pieces, e.g. ice presses US1050291A 14 Jan 1913
Rate Edward F. Woodbridge, IA Seed drill Broadcast seeders; Seeders depositing seeds in rows US38840A 9 Jun 1863
Rate Edward F. Tipton, IA Corn husking glove Hand devices for scraping or peeling vegetables or the like US215542A 20 May 1879
Rate Edward F. Cedar Bluff, IA Improvement in corn-husking implements Hand devices for scraping or peeling vegetables or the like US204451A 6 Apr 1878
Rate Edward F. Cedar Bluff, IA Improvement in corn-cultivators Lateral adjustment of their tools US83093A 13 Oct 1868
Reesberg Anders Bernard Tipton, IA Tailor's measure Devices for taking measurements on the human body US950403A 22 Feb 1910
Reeve Oliver P. Tipton, IA Beehive Construction or arrangement of frames for honeycombs US45859A 10 Jan 1865
Reidy Matthew J. Mechanicsville, IA Harmonica Mouth-organs US872083A 26 Nov 1907
Reiidy Matthew J. Mechanicsville, IA Harmonica Mouth-organs US856491A 11 Jun 1907
Reimers A. Lowden, IA Burglar alarms Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives US154907A 8 Sep 1874
Rohrig John G. Bennett, IA Tonsil-enucleater Tonsillotomes, with or without means for stopping bleeding US1323104A 25 Nov 1919
Romaine John D. Springdale, IA Improvement in fence posts Sockets or holders for poles or posts not used driven into the ground US205685A 2 Jul 1878
Sawyer Elwin Clarence, IA Cultivator Tools or tool-holders adjustable relatively to the frame by man-power 631444 22 Aug 1899
Schiele  Arthur F. Durant, IA  Internal combustion engine  Rotary or oscillatory slide valve-gear or valve arrangements with conically or frusto-conically shaped valves US1217224A 27 Feb 1917
Schmidt William Lowden, IA Calculator for educational purposes Counting; Calculating 654554 24 Jul 1900
Schoff Henry W. Lowden, IA Barber's appliance Supporting web roll both-ends type 428203 20 May 1890
Sears William Ansley Mechanicsville, IA Ankle-brace Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads specially adapted for feet or legs; Cornpads; Corn-rings for feet for the ankle US654286A 24 Jul 1900
Sechler Griggs A. Clarence, IA Check row corn planter Machines for depositing quantities of seed at intervals US768081A 23 Aug 1904
Shrope Albert J. Mechanicsville, IA Device for opening or closing gates, barn doors, & c. Mechanisms by which the bar shifts the wing US570412A 27 Oct 1896
Shrope Albert J. Mechanicsville, IA Gate Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening for wings in general, e.g. fanlights with cords, chains or cables US887971A 19 May 1908
Shrope Albert J. Mechanicsville, IA Gate Mechanisms operated by the movement or weight of a person or vehicle by devices, e.g. lever arms, affected by the movement of the user US835987A 13 Nov 1906
Simmermaker Charles F. Tipton, IA Combined barrel and bag truck Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels, Equipment therefor characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape the objects being of cylindrical shape, e.g. barrels, buckets, dustbins US659108A 2 Oct 1900
Smith N. E. Springdale, IA Cultivator Other machines specially adapted for working soil on which crops are growing with non-rotating tools drawn by animal or tractor US39686A 25 Aug 1863
Smith Richard B. Centredale, IA Egg holder Egg-cups; Openers for boiled eggs US187186A 6 Feb 1877
Sparks Jason C. Tipton, IA Windmill Orientating out of wind the rotating axis remaing horizontal US176558A 25 Apr 1876
Stock Daniel Clarence, IA Disk sharpening machine Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of cutting blades of disc blades of cultivator disc blades US1224807A 1 May 1917
Stoll Abram J. Mechanicsville, IA Improvement in rotary churns Mixers with rotating receptacles, i.e. the rotary motion is imparted to effect the mixing; Mixing the contents of packages or like independent containers by rotating them rotating about a horizontal or inclined axis, e.g. drum mixers with fixed bars, i.e. stationary, or fixed on the receptacle US192540A 26 Jun 1877
Stoltenberg  John  Durant, IA  Sweeping compound  Materials not provided for elsewhere for dust-laying or dust-absorbing US877137A  21 Jan 1908
Stover Charles W. Tipton, IA Hog cholera compound Asteraceae or Compositae (Aster or Sunflower family), e.g. chamomile, feverfew, yarrow or echinacea US244643A 19 Jul 1881
Stroppel Rudolph West Branch, IA Combination knife and fork Hand knives combined with other implements e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement US1341153A 24 May 1920
Stroppel Rudolph Cedar Valley, IA Vending apparatus Delivery means; Partners Richard C. Kelly of Davenport, Scott Co. & Paul F. Wyjaok of Iowa City, Johnson Co. US726938A 5 May 1905
Stryker John C. Tipton, IA Ditching-machine Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for digging trenches or ditches with coulters, ploughs, scraper plates, or the like US311668A 2 Feb 1885
Studer Philip Mechanicsville, IA Cultivator Other machines for working soil not specially adapted for working soil on which crops are growing with non-rotating tools drawn by animal or tractor or man-power with rigid tools US186065A 9 Jan 1877
Sturges Enest F. Mechanicsville, IA Harness saddle Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like; Devices for shaking trees or shrubs of cotton using lint-from-plant pickers US341961A 18 May 1886
Tatum Elwood West Branch, IA Fruit gathering device Vintaging machines, i.e. grape harvesting machines US786855A 11 Apr 1905
Thatcher Elston R. Mechanicsville, IA Bicycle-tire Appurtenances, e.g. lining bands US 525475A 4 Sep 1894
Thimmes George E. Mechanicsville, IA Nonskid automobile chain Non-skid devices temporarily attachable to resilient tyres or resiliently-tyred wheels extending over the complete circumference of the tread, e.g. made of chains or cables involving lugs or rings taking up wear, e.g. chain links, chain connectors US1513679A 29 Oct 1928
Thimmes George E. Mechanicsville, IA Auto Signal Device Arrangements or adaptations of optical signaling or lighting devices the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating change of drive direction USs1536987A 5 May 1925
Todd William S. Mechanicsville, IA Bedstead Folding bedsteads foldable side to side only US21527A 14 Sep 1858
Todd William S. Mechanicsville, IA Joiner's clamp Arrangements for positively actuating jaws using screws with provision for disengagement with one screw perpendicular to the jaw faces US25353A 6 Sep 1859
Todd William S. Mechanicsville, IA Corn planter Broadcast seeders; Seeders depositing seeds in rows US37834A 3 Mar 1863
Todd William S. Mechanicsville, IA Washing machine Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment, e.g. washing, dyeing, bleaching, sizing, impregnating of fabrics in superimposed, i.e. stack-packed, form US87013A 16 Feb 1869
Toll  Christian F. Durant, IA  Harvester rakes  Mowers combined with apparatus performing additional operations while mowing with rakes US155775A  6 Oct 1874
Trede  Harder  Durant, IA  Windmill pump regulator  Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control by means of floats US560243A  19 May 1896
Trede  Louis  Durant, IA  Electric alarm clock  Driving or regulating means US838918A 18 Dec 1906
Turner Elijah H. Tipton, IA Automatic poultry feeder, water fountain and young poultry protector Pet food dispensers, Pet food trays US829611A 28 Aug 1906
Turner Elijah Herbet Tipton, IA Automatic Poultry-feeder, water-fountain, and young-poultry protector Pet food dispensers, Pet food trays US829611A 28 Aug 1906
Tweed Ernest Tipton, IA End gate Movable tailboards for vehicles comprising non-moveable sideboards, e.g. pick-up trucks US1281992A 15 Oct 1918
Vhitmer Michael Sugar Creek Twp., Cedar Co., IA Improvement in seed-planters Combinations of soil-working tools with non-soil-working tools, e.g. planting tools for sowing or fertilising the soil-working tools being actively driven US45139A 22 Nov 1864
Wagner Forrest L. Buchanan, IA Brake for plows Devices specially adapted for connection between animals or tractors and agricultural machines or implements for machines pulled or pushed by a tractor having pulling means arranged on the rear part of the tractor US1224101A 24 Apr 1917
Weaver Jacob Tipton, IA Stove pipe joint Adjustable joints, Joints allowing movement allowing adjustment or movement only about the axis of one pipe the fluid passing axially from one joint element to another the pint elements being bends forming an angle of 90 degrees US142879A 16 Sep 1873
Wenndt Arnold Lowden, IA Truck for disk cultivators Specially adapted for harrows with rotating tools US1619904A 8 Mar 1927
Wilcox Albert Clarence, IA Improvement in foot-baths for horses Washing, cleaning, or drying devices US204482A 4 Jun 1878
Wilcox Albert Clarence, IA Clamp for harrow-frames Teeth, Fixing the teeth US231637A 24 Aug 1880
Wilcox Albert Clarence, IA Nut lock Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place after screwing down with a member penetrating the screw-threaded surface of a least one part, e.g. a pin, a wedge, cotter-pin, screw with a pin or staple parallel to the bolt axis US194133A 14 Aug 1877
Wilcox Albert Clarence, IA Iron fence post Wire fencing characterised by the way of connecting wire to posts; Droppers US196337A 23 Oct 1877
Wilcox Albert Clarence, IA Wagon bolster plate Resilient suspensions for a set of tandem wheels or axles having interrelated movements with two or more pivote arms, the movements of which are resiliently interrelated, e.g. the arms being rigid a leafspring being used as equilibration unit between two axle-supporting units US201333A 19 Mar 1878
Wilcox Albert Clarence, IA Clamp for harrow frames Teeth, Fixing the teeth US231637A 24 Aug 1880
Wilcox Albert Clarence, IA Harrow Teeth, Fixing the teeth US324626A 18 Aug 1885
Williams Charles R. Clarence, IA Identification device Securities; Bank notes US805767A 28 Nov 1905
Wright Eugene Plato, IA Depth gage for liquids Indicating or measuring liquid level, or level of fluent sold material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume, indicating by means of an alarm by floats using bands or wires as transmission elements using mechanically actuated indicating means US735330A 4 Aug 1903

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