Grants and Patents
| Surname | Given Name | Town | Invention | Patent# | Filing Date | Grant Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerman | Harry | Reinbeck | Wire Tying Tool | D162607 | 04 Mar 1950 | 27 Mar 1951 |
| Anderson | Authur L. | Grundy Center | Gripper for Platen Printing Presses | 706876 | 04 Mar 1902 | 12 Aug 1902 |
| Anderson | Arthur L. | Grundy Center | Stereotype | 724418 | 31 Jul 1901 | 07 Apr 1903 |
| Barfels | Lester G. | Grundy Center | Drill Press | 2429741 | 23 Aug 1945 | 28 Oct 1947 |
| Beckman | Fritz O. | Grundy Center | Corn Planter Harrow | 1207473 | 14 Jul 1916 | 05 Dec 1916 |
| Beckman | Fritz S. | Grundy Center | Automobile Signal | 1253124 | 17 Jan 1917 | 08 Jan 1918 |
| Bloxham | Frederic W. | Grundy Center | Chain Tightener | 865352 | 13 Sep 1906 | 10 Sep 1907 |
| Bockes | Lewis L. | Grundy Center | Hog-Cholera Compound | 238022 | 22 Feb 1881 | |
| Brockway | Charles E. | Grundy Center | Boot Sock Garter | 1542331 | 14 May 1924 | 16 Jun 1925 |
| Brown | Otto | Morrison | Check Row Planter | 913466 | 16 Sep 1908 | 23 Feb 1909 |
| Brown | Charles A. | Lincoln | Draft Equalizer | 350288 | 05 Oct 1886 | |
| Bunger | Tielko K. | Wellsburg | Lawn Mower | 1222263 | 30 Dec 1916 | 10 Apr 1917 |
| Burke | Andrew J. | Grundy Center | Improvement in Tally-Boxes for Measuring Grain | 58593 | 09 Oct 1866 | |
| Bute | Frank M. | Ivester | Door Spring | 647645 | 23 Jan 1900 | 17 Apr 1900 |
| Cathcart | Ruth M. | Grundy Center | Display Device for a Lock of Hair | D177898 | 03 Feb 1955 | 05 Jun 1956 |
| Cea | John | Grundy Center | Horseshoeing Rack | 668487 | 29 Jul 1899 | 19 Feb 1901 |
| Clark King | Lucius K. Charles Lee | Grundy Center | Gas Anticipator | 2901566 | 18 Jan 1957 | 25 Aug 1959 |
| Davis | John C. | Reinbeck | Adjustable Dental Impression Cup | 753679 | 06 Apr 1903 | 01 Mar 1904 |
| DeNeui | Dickie | Grundy Co. | Hog Ringing Tool | 1931576 | 15 Sep 1932 | 24 Oct 1933 |
| Duke | Salathiel A. | Reinbeck | Railroad Tie | 1145296 | 21 Apr 1915 | 06 Jul 1915 |
| Ellinger | John G. | Fern | Ladder Support | 799782 | 06 Sep 1904 | 19 Sep 1905 |
| Elliott Kelly | Claude Charles | Grundy Center | Means of Removing the Carbon from the Cylinders, Valves, and Rings of Gasoline Engines | 1038324 | 13 Jan 1912 | 10 Sep 1912 |
| Evans Beasley | Thomas C. Ermer G. Jr. | Grundy Center Arlington, Va. | Fuel Element for Neutronic Reactors | 2968601 | 10 Dec 1957 | 17 Jan 1961 |
| Everman | John L. | Grundy Center | Internal Combustion Engine | 1290948 | 21 Mar 1917 | 14 Jan 1919 |
| Frost Souers Cooledge | Fred J. Theodore Charles W. | Grundy Center | Check Hook | 603234 | 26 Apr 1898 | |
| Gade | Frank | Fredsville | Bottle | 1085251 | 06 Mar 1913 | 27 Jan 1914 |
| Gauch | Donald E. | Grundy Center | Swinging Cylinder Truck Hoist | 3594042 | 05 May 1969 | 20 Jul 1971 |
| Geier | Frederick | Alice | Thatched Roofs | 152478 | 30 Jun 1874 | |
| Hair | Charley M. | Grundy Center | Folding Draw Bar for Harrows | 1251883 | 21 Mar 1917 | 01 Jan 1918 |
| Hess | John M. | Grundy Center | Fertilizer Distributor | 813556 | 25 Jul 1904 | 27 Feb 1906 |
| Hess | John M. | Ivester | Motor | 577029 | 16 Feb 1897 | |
| Hess | John M. | Ivester | Feed Mill | 615173 | 29 Nov 1898 | |
| Hitchcock | Howard | Reinbeck | Draft Equalizer | 428608 | 27 May 1890 | |
| Holly | Henry J. | Beaman | Harvester | 921110 | 23 Mar 1908 | 11 May 1908 |
| Houseman | James H. | Conrad | Rotary Engine | 696047 | 04 Apr 1901 | 25 Mar 1902 |
| Humphrey Humphrey | Henry Judson Luther Carleton | Grundy Center Augusta, Wis. | Double Acting Pump | 204973 | 18 Jun 1878 | |
| Jenkins | Henry H. | Morrison | Hand Gallery Proofing Press | 1019652 | 04 Mar 1911 | 05 Mar 1912 |
| Koobs | Claire W. Gerald A. | Grundy Center | Apparatus for Stirring Grain in a Storage Bin | 3584843 | 22 May 1969 | 15 Jun 1971 |
| Kruger | Andrew | Holland | Railway Tie | 1086328 | 13 Aug 1912 | 03 Feb 1914 |
| Langdon | Frank E. | Grundy Center | Draft Equalizer | 342612 | 25 May 1886 | |
| Leibsle | Herman F. | Conrad Grave | Trace Support | 430659 | 24 Jun 1890 | |
| Ludvig | Charles | Reinbeck | Windmill | 353363 | 30 Nov 1886 | |
| Lynde | Myron | Grundy Center | Draft Equalizer | 339108 | 30 Mar 1886 | |
| Masten | Alanson Tracy | Shiloh Twp, Grundy Co. | Four Horse Evener | 346932 | 10 Aug 1886 | |
| McDowell | William A. | Stout | Signal Attachment for Mail Boxes | 1458836 | 31 Dec 1921 | 12 Jun 1923 |
| Meyers | Hugh | Grundy Center | Latch | 1230006 | 10 Nov 1916 | 12 Jun 1917 |
| Meyers | Hugh D. | Grundy Center | Shock Absorber | 1271346 | 16 Nov 1917 | 02 Jul 1918 |
| Morrison | James D. | Reinbeck | Well Drilling Device | 1338460 | 22 Aug 1919 | 27 Apr 1920 |
| Morrison | James D. | Reinbeck | Platform for Handling Stock | 337425 | 09 Mar 1886 | |
| Morrison | James D. | Reinbeck | Checkrein Hook | 557856 | 07 Apr 1896 | |
| Morrison | James D. | Reinbeck | Building Block | 753286 | 01 Mar 1904 | |
| Morrison | James D. | Reinbeck | Railway Car | 475791 | 31 May 1892 | |
| Morrison | James D. | Reinbeck | Railway Car | 497677 | 16 May 1893 | |
| Ohrt | Emil W. | Reinbeck | Spring Damper for Valve Mechanism | 1349089 | 19 Jun 1919 | 10 Aug 1920 |
| Ohrt | Emil W. | Reinbeck | Spring Dampening Means for Valve Mechanism | 1349090 | 31 Jul 1919 | 10 Aug 1920 |
| Pedersen | Dines | Dike | Hay Loader | 1002438 | 24 Oct 1910 | 05 Sep 1911 |
| Peterson | Peter | Reinbeck | Journal for Milk Separators | 359030 | 08 Mar 1887 | |
| Philbrick | Charles | Grundy Center | Heating Stove | 354220 | 14 Dec 1886 | |
| Rice | Joseph O. | Grundy Center | Three Horse Equalizer | 503163 | 15 Aug 1893 | |
| Riekens | John | Wellsburg | Wire Stretcher | 1256927 | 05 Oct 1916 | 19 Feb 1918 |
| Robinson | Everett E. | Grundy Center | Clothes Line Support | 1242867 | 16 May 1917 | 09 Oct 1917 |
| Roskamp | John K. | Grundy Center | Oat Hulling Machine | 1611280 | 18 Sep 1925 | 21 Dec 1926 |
| Schluter | William | Wellsburg | Rein Support | 763570 | 16 Aug 1902 | 28 Jun 1904 |
| Schluter | William | Pleasant Valley Twp., Grundy Co., Ia. | Wagon Box | 674099 | 13 Mar 1901 | 14 May 1901 |
| Schmitt | Conrad | Reinbeck | Combination Box and Table | 1236012 | 06 Jan 1917 | 07 Aug 1917 |
| Sheller | Raymond G. | Grundy Center | Gambrel | 966777 | 09 Mar 1910 | 09 Aug 1910 |
| Sinning | Henry F. | Grundy Center | Crank Case Heating Device | 1683312 | 20 Dec 1926 | 04 Sep 1928 |
| Steel Molgard | Edward R. Peter C. | Grundy Center Eldora, Ia. | Ice Box | 1478770 | 21 Mar 1923 | 25 Dec 1923 |
| Thedsen | Frets | Dike | Rocking Chair Attachment | 1163486 | 07 Dec 1915 | |
| Tjepkes | Albert | Grundy Co. | Locking Means for Barrel Bungs and Faucets | 1656686 | 21 May 1927 | 17 Jan 1928 |
| Travis | Albert P. | Grundy Center | Car Seal | 485070 | 25 Oct 1892 | |
| VanNest | John M. | Clayton[?] | Feed Rack | 47472 | 25 Apr 1865 | |
| Volberding | Herman F. | Dike | Carpenter's Device | 776277 | 09 Oct 1903 | 29 Nov 1904 |
| Volberding | Louis F. | Dike | Gate Hinge | 742261 | 20 Feb 1903 | 27 Oct 1903 |
| Westergaard | Peter J. | Reinbeck | Resilient Tire | 1329215 | 03 Jul 1919 | 27 Jan 1920 |
| Westergaard | Peter J. | Reinbeck | Water Jacket for Internal Combustion Engines | 1305041 | 27 May 1919 | |
| Wheaton | O. E. | Grundy Center | Seal Lock | 504643 | 05 Sep 1893 | |
| Wheaton | O. E. | Grundy Center | Seal Lock | 487591 | 06 Dec 1892 |
Source: Google Patents