LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA

LOUISA COUNTY INVENTORS 1860-1928
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Submitted by Lynn McCleary, January 29, 2018

Surname Given Name Residence Title of Invention Classification of Invention Patent Number Patent Granted
Abbott Herbert E. Oakville, IA Throttle control for tractors Tractors adapted for muti-purposes use characterized by the particular arrangement of control devices, e.g. having more than one control stand operable from vehicle extension (control-devices or systems characterized by mechanical features only) Partner Ezra Enz of Oakville, IA US1390854A 13 Sep 1921
Abbott Herbert E. Oakville, IA Tractor steering device Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle not vehicle-mounted. Partner Ezra Enz US1327511A 6 Jan 1920
Archibald J. T. Wapello, IA Improvement in corn-planters Broadcast seeder; Seeders depositing seeds in rows. Partner J. Stone US32091A 16 Apr 1861
Arnold William H. Morning Sun, IA Locking device for ladders Ladders capable of standing by themselves with hinged struts which rest on the ground with supporting struts formed as poles US1125251A 19 Jan 1915
Bell Thomas S. Wapello, IA Pruning Implement Secateurs; Flower of fruit shears having elongated or extended handles. Partners G. R. Reed & J. S. Andres of Louisa Co., IA US78918A 16 Jun 1868
Bond Calvin O. Columbus Junction, IA Gate   US1168997A 18 Jan 1916
Bridges William C. Wapello, IA Lock for side and back combs Clamps or clasps with teeth or combs US931841A 24 Aug 1909
Bridges William C. Wapello, IA Street-indicator Indicators for reserved seats; Warning or like signs; Devices or arrangements in connection with tickets, e.g. ticket holders; Holders for cargo tickets or the like US1018693A 27 Feb 1912
Bridges William Converse Wapello, IA Single-delivery dispensing-receptacle Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical, or like small articles, e.g. tablets, pills, the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation US997112A 4 Jul 1911
Brown Howell C. Morning Sun, IA Support for silo-ladders Arrangements for bypassing lifeline supports without lanyard disconnection US1171697A 15 Feb 1916
Brown Nicholas T. Ononwa, IA Improvement in horse-rakes Rotating dividers US35502A 10 Jan 1862
Buttman Alonzo C. Columbus City, IA Combined pole-strap and collar-buckle Buckle with movable prong US699074A 29 Apr 1902
Buttman Alonzo C. Grandview, IA Horse-detaching device Providing for disengaging thills. Partner Franklin P. Gable US1006842A 24 Oct 1911
Buttman Alonzo C. Columbus City, IA Crate Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of wood or substitutes therefor collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable US785796A 28 Mar 1905
Buttman Alonzo C. Grandview, IA Recoil-neutralizer Special valve constructions; Shape or construction of throttling passages. Partner Franklin P. Gable US1017953A 20 Feb 1912
Buttman Alonzo C. Grandview, IA Saw attachment Drills with a tubular body details about the connection between the driven shaft and the tubular cutting part. Partner Franklin P. Gable US1226464A 15 May 1917
Buttman Alonzo C. Grandview, IA Artificial-tooth plate Linings. Partner A. J. Greiner of Louisa Co., IA US1016128A 30 Jan 1912
Byram John C. Columbus Junction, IA Heat radiator or drum Recuperative heat exchanges the heat being recuperated from exhaust gases US633501A 19 Sep 1899
Carithers James T. Morning Sun, IA Tire Auxiliary wheels or rings with traction-increasing surface attachable to the main wheel body US916668A 30 Mar 1909
Carlisle George S. Columbus City, IA Improvement in portable fences Fences constructed of rigid elements , e.g. with post, with additional wire fillings using prefabricated panel-like elements, e.g. wired frames US57672A 4 Sep 1866
Carpenter Charles Albert Columbus Junction, IA Vehicle-brake Arrangements of braking elements, i.e. of those parts where braking effect occurs specially for vehicles acting by retarding wheels acting otherwise than on tread, e.g. employing rim, drum, disc, or transmission or on double wheels employing drum US1229411A 12 Jun 1917
Cole C. O. Lettsville, IA Mechanical automatic selling-machine Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coins-freed facilities or services for fastenings for doors; for turnstiles. Partners Daniel W. Shiek of Lettsville, IA and E.G. Grosjean of Mount Eaton, OH US329225A 27 Oct 1885
Cole Cary O. Letts, IA Automatic cigar-seller Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for fastenings for doors; for turnstiles. Partner E G. Grosjean of Mount Eaton, OH US352397A 9 Nov 1886
Cole Cary O. Letts, IA Sash-fastener Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening. Partners D.W. Shiek of Letts, IA and E.G. Grosjean of Mount Eaton, OH US326848A 22 Sep 1885
Cole Cary Oberlin Grandview, IA Mechanical automatic cigar-seller Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or the like for calendars. Partner Daniel Webster Shiek US296468A 8 Apr 1884
Cole David S. Columbus Junction, IA Fire-arm Block action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being transverse to the barrel axis with sliding breech-block, e.g. vertically US291153A 1 Jan 1884
Cole David S. Columbus Junction, IA Breech-loading fire-arm Block action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being transverse to the barrel axis with sliding breech-block, e.g. vertically US289070A 27 Nov 1883
Cole James L. Columbus City, IA thill coupling Perforationg tools; Die holders US86212A 26 Jan 1869
Cole Mary Elizabeth Letts, IA Sash-fastener Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening US345483A 13 Jul 1886
Cook John J. Columbus City, IA Take-up device for axle-spindles Construction relative to lubrication with grease as lubricant US709747A 23 Sep 1902
Cook John J. Columbus Junction, IA End-gate fastening Movable tailboards for vehicles comparing non-movable sideboards, e.g. pick-up trucks US444313A 6 Jan 1891
Crocker Samuel Oakland, (Fredonia P.O.) IA Improvement in fences Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with posts, with additional wire filling using prefabricated panel-like elements, e.g. wired frames US57872A 11 Sep 1866
Crocker Samuel Port Allen, IA Improvement in cloth-measuring registers Score-keepers or score display devices using non-electronic means US137829A 14 Apr 1873
Crocker Samuel Columbus Junction, IA Car-coupling Car coupling or uncoupling mechanisms. Partner Stephen Crocker US295985A 1 Apr 1884
Crocker Stephen Columbus Junction, IA Car-coupling Car coupling or uncoupling mechanisms. Partner Samuel Crocker US295985A 1 Apr 1884
Davidson Thomas L. Bard, IA Flood-gate Fencing, e.g. fences enclosures, corrals US643044A 6 Feb 1900
Dodder George W. Letts, IA Drinking fountain for Poultry Drinking appliances kept filled to constant level from incorporated storage. Partners F. H. Shellabarger and A.M. Garrett, also from Letts, IA US513561A 30 Jan 1894
Doty Charles E. Columbus Junction, IA Button slug cutting machine Producting buttons or semi-finished parts of buttons by cutting, milling, turning, stamping, orperforating moulded parts; Surface treatment of buttons US1499157A 24 Jun 1924
Dowson Hector Columbus Junction, IA Sign Signs name, or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels of boards US1260882A 26 Mar 1918
Duncan Forest M. Cotter, IA Automobile fender brace Mounting devices by rods or other distance-keeping devices. Partners Fred M. Molsberry of Columbus Junction, and Frank L. Vanhorn of Cotter, Iowa US1476602A 4 Dec 1923
Durbin John C. Columbus Junction, IA Improvement in meal-bins Air draught or like pneumatic arrangements US195809A 2 Oct 1877
Duryea Wilbur O. Morning Sun, IA Extensible step-ladder Ladders capable of standing by themselves with hinged struts which rest on the ground with supporting struts formed as poles with extensible, e.g. telescopic, ladder parts or struts US600196A 8 Mar 1898
Duryea Wilbur O. Morning Sun, IA Check-rower for corn planters Machines for depositing quantities of seed at intervals US605634A 14 Jun 1898
Egeberg Henry Columbus City, IA Wagon brake lock Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member for holding members in an indefinite number of positions, e.g. by a toothed quadrant by locking a member with respect to a fixed uadrant, rod, or the like by positive interengagement, e.g. by a pawl. Partner Lawrence Egeberg of Columbus City, IA 124941 26 Mar 1872
Egeberg Lawrence Columbus City, IA Wagon brake lock 124941 26 Mar 1872
Enz Ezra Oakville, IA Throttle control for tractors Tractors adapted for multi-purposes use characterized by the particular arrangement of control devices, e.g. having more than one control stand operable from vehicle extension (control-devices or systems characterized by mechanical features only) Partner Herbert E. Abbott of Oakville, IA US1390854A 13 Sep 1921
Enz Ezra Oakville, IA Tractor steering device Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle not vehicle-mounted. Partner Herbert E. Abbott US1327511A 6 Jan 1920
Flack Robert F. M. Columbus City, IA Improvement in stalk-cutters Other machines for working soil not specially adapted for working soil on which crops are growing with rotating or circulating non-propelled tools US130204A 6 Aug 1872
Foster Ira L. Columbus Junction, IA Elevated carrier Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans having several drums or barrels US805280A 21 Nov 1905
Fullerton Asa Benjamin Letts, IA Heating-drum Recuperative heat exchanges the heat being recuperated from exhaust gases US8955550A 11 Aug 1908
Furnas B. Ononwa, IA Improvement in cultivators 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. Partner C. Furnas US36948A 18 Nov 1862
Furnas C. Ononwa, IA Improvement in cultivators 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. Partner B. Furnas US36948A 18 Nov 1862
Furnas Wilkenson Ononwa, IA Improvement in cultivators 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 of man-power with rigid tools UA41614A 16 Feb 1864
Furnas Wilkenson Ononwa, IA Improvement in plows 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 US33834A 3 Dec 1861
Gable Franklin P. Grandview, IA Horse-detaching device Providing for disengaging thills. Partner Alonzo C. Buttman US1006842A 24 Oct 1911
Gable Franklin P. Grandview, IA Recoil-neutralizer Special valve constructions; Shape or construction of throttling passages. Partner Alonzo C. Buttman US1017953A 20 Feb 1912
Gable Franklin P. Grandview, IA Saw attachment Drills with a tubular body details about the connection between the driven shaft and the tubular cutting part. Partner Alonzo C. Buttman US1226464A 15 May 1917
Gentzler Edward C. Columbus Junction, IA Starting mechanism for internal-combustion engines Starting apparatus having hand cranks having safety means preventing damage caused by reverse rotation US916296A 23 Mar 1909
Gilmore Milton Morning Sun, IA Cooking and heating stove Seeders combined with fertilising apparatus US47713A 16 May 1865
Gilmore William Converse Letts, IA Hand garden-plow Adjustable blades. Parnter L. Van Horn & Snyder of Louisa Co., IA US528937A 13 Nov 1894
Gilmore William Converse Letts, IA Gardening-plow Adjustable blades. US538774A 7 May 1895
Greiner A. J. Louisa Co., IA Artificial-tooth plate Linings. Partner A. J. Greiner of Louisa Co., IA US1016128A 30 Jan 1912
Guthrie Moses Clifton, Louisa Co., IA Improvement in bee-hives Other details of beehives, e.g. ventilating devices, entrances to hives, guards, partitions, bee escapes US59593A 13 Nov 1866
Hall Walter F. Columbus Juction, IA Vehicle spring Stabilizer bars. Partner David A. Roe US257387A 2 May 1882
Henry Victor Wapello, IA Improvement in milliners and hatter irons Hat-finishing, e.g. polishing, ironing, smoothing, brushing, impregnating, stiffening, decorating US217217A 8 Jul 1879
Hepton Allen W. Columbus Junction, IA Improvement in mechanical movements Means for transmitting drive characterized by the combination of a motor-reduction unit and a mechanism for converting rotary into oscillatory movement. Partner John H. Kersey US207425A 27 Aug 1878
Herrick William C. Wapello, IA Refrigerator Stationary cabinets US625301A 16 May 1899
Hickok Alonzo D. Columbus City, IA Head block for side bar buggies Steering turntables US255288A 21 Mar 1882
Hickok Alonzo D. Columbus City, IA Whiffletree-hook Swingletrees; Mountings thereof; Draught equalizers for a span of draught animals; Mounting for traces US261710A 25 Jul 1882
Hickok Alonzo D. Columbus City, IA Vehicle-spring Resilient suspensions characterized by arrangement, location or kind of springs having helical, spiral or coil springs only US229609A 6 Jul 1880
James Charles E. Cairo, IA Spring-hub Wheels of high resiliency, e.g. with conical interacting pressure-surfaces using springs resiliently mounted bicycle rims in helical form US1324596A 9 Dec 1919
James Levi Columbus Junction, IA Harness-hook Bits US851092A 23 Apr 1907
James Walter Cairo, IA Air-cooling system for internal-combustion engines Guilding or ducting air to , or from, ducted fans US1315843A 9 Sep 1919
Johnson Ludwig Wapello, IA Jar closure and brush Glue vessels; Apparatus for warming or heating glue US1607702A 23 Nov 1926
Jones Trevannion A. Wymn, IA Rein-holder Details or accessories; Fastening devices for bridles, reins, harnesses, or the like US915771A 23 Mar 1909
Jordan M. V. Letts, IA Check row attachment for corn planters Arrangements for driving working parts of fertilisers or seeders US335075A 26 Jan 1886
Joy Alpha R. Wapello, IA Sparker Mechanically-actuated certifugal switches US795983A 1 Aug 1905
Keck Henry A. Wapello, IA Automatic fan attachment for rocking-chairs Means to protect against weather US894012A 21 Jul 1908
Kersey John H. Columbus Junction, IA Improvement in mechanical movements Means for transmitting drive characterized by the combination of a motor-reduction unit and a mechanism for converting rotary into oscillatory movement. Partner Allen W. Hepton US207425A 27 Aug 1878
Kilpatrick Daniel Morning Sun, IA Rock drilling implement Drilling with mechanical conveying means US391899A 30 Oct 1888
Knauss Windell P. Columbus Junction, IA Headlight reflector Screens not covered by groups F21V!/00, F21V3/00, F21V7/00 or F21V9/00 US1525866A 10 Feb 1925
Kuntz Jake J. Oakville, IA Automobile fender brace Mounting devices by rods or other distance-keeping devices. US1375594A 19 Apr 1921
Kuntz Jake J. Oakville, IA Jack Single levers, e.g. parallel links US1342389A 1 Jun 1920
Kuntz Jake J. Oakville, IA Running-board support Running boards US1258579A 5 Mar 1918
Kuntz Joseph W. Oakville, IA Adjustable concave Devices for adjusting the concaves US1334910A 23 Mar 1920
Lehmann Otto Columbus City, IA Improvement in steaming apparatus Controlling water feed or water level; Automatic water feeding or water-level regulators US113068A 28 Mar 1871
Leonard David A. Morning Sun, IA Clothes-rack Necktie holders; Belt holders mounted on wall, ceiling or the like US866489A 17 Sep 1907
McCarney John T. Columbus Junction, IA Horse-power Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion without gears having orbital motion involving more than two intermeshing members with non-parallel axes US297825A 29 Apr 1884
McClurkin John C. Morning Sun, IA Ditching-plow Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for digging trenches or ditches with coulters, ploughs, scraper plates, or the like US231598A 24 Aug 1880
McClurkin Oak B. Morning Sun, IA Wrench Spanners; Wrenches with adjustable jaws the jaws being slidable by rack and pinion, worm or gear US1367408A 1 Feb 1921
McClurkin Oak B. Morning Sun, IA Wrench Spanners; Wrenches with adjustable jaws being slidable by screw or nut US1367407A 1 Feb 1921
McDaniel Joseph A. Lettsville, IA Attachment for corn planters Devices for making drills or furrows US261942A 1 Aug 1882
McDaniel Joseph A. Letts, IA Fence-post Ground anchors US807488A 19 Dec 1905
McDaniel Leroy H. Letts, IA Air heating radiator Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with air flow channels with an air driving element US727668A 12 May 1903
McNatton Adam O. Columbus Junction, IA Collar or hame fastener Horse collars; Manufacturing same US979321A 20 Dec 1910
Metzger Isbon near Winfield, IA Journal-bearing Rotating lubricating devices with scoops or the like attached to, or coupled with, the axle. Oliver Metzgar & Samuel Metgar administrators of said Isbon Metzger, deceased US736532A 18 Aug 1903
Metzger Isbon Louisa Co., IA Journal and bearing therefor Rotating lubricating devices with scoops or the like attached to , or coupled with, the axle US543187A 23 Jul 1895
Metzger Isbon Louisa Co., IA Journal and box Sealing means preventing entrance of dust or leakage of oil US537059A 9 Apr 1895
Metzger Isbon Louisa Co., IA Journal-bearing Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a moving reservoir or the equivalent with reservoir on or in a rotary member. Oliver and Samuel Metzger, administrators of said Isbon Metzger, deceased. US734923A 28 Jul 1903
Metzger Isbon Wapello, IA Journal-bearing Sliding-contact bearings self-adjusting with spherical surfaces, e.g. spherical plain bearing for radial load mainly, e.g. radial spherical plain bearings US650852A 5 Jun 1900
Metzger Isbon near Winfield, IA Journal-bearing Tightening mechanisms US707147S 19 Aug 1902
Metzger Isbon Winifield, IA Journal-bearing Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a moving reservoir or the equivalent with reservoir on or in a rotary member. US697864A 15 Apr 1902
Metzger Isbon near Winfield, IA Journal-bearing Axle-boxes with roller, needle, or ball bearings the axle being slidable or tiltable in the bearings and having springs opposing such movements US771993A 11 Oct 1904
Metzger Isbon near Winfield, IA Journal and boxing and bearing therefor Means for supporting bearings, e.g. insulating supports or means of fittings bearings in the bearing-shields using sliding-contact or spherical cap bearings radially supporting the rotary shaft at booth ends of the rotor US509178A 21 Nov 1893
Minor John O. Wapello, IA Improvement in Hedge Shears Hand sheares; Scissors combined with auxiliary implements, e.g. with cigar cutter, with manicure instrument to aid hair cutting US67207A 30 Jul 1867
Morris Benjamin F. Marsh, IA Harrow Drags graders for field cultivators US725359A 14 Apr 1903
Moyers George F. Oakville, IA Tire heating device Tyre heaters US618710A 31 Jan 1899
Myers Paris Eliga Grandview, IA Nut-lock Locking by means of pawl or pawl-like tongue US743544A 10 Nov 1903
Newell Stanley Wapello, IA Combined closure and eraser for fountain pens Artist's hand tools for sculpturing, kneading, carving, guilloching or embossing; Accessories therefor for substantially two-dimensional cariving, engraving or guilloching US1302954A 6 May 1919
Nyberg John A. Oakville, IA Wagon reach Foldable, extensible or yielding trailers US849695A 9 Apr 1907
Orr S. Y. Morning Sun, IA Improvent in corn-planters Machines for depositing quantities of seed at intervals. Partner J. M. Virgin. US91961A 29 Jun 1869
Pease Harry O. Wapello, IA Glass-cutting tool Glass-cutting tools, e.g. scoring tools US1115333A 27 Oct 1914
Pfeifer Charley A. Columbus City, IA Corn-planter devices for adjusting the seed-box Regulation of machines for depositing quantities at intervals US305330A 16 Sep 1994
Pfeiffer Charles Albert Wapello, IA Plow Other machines for working soil or 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 US482751A 20 Sep 1892
Pfeiffer John P. Marsh, IA Harrow Drages graders for field cultivators US725359A 14 Apr 1903
Randleman Benjamin D. Port Louisa, IA Improved clasp for joining belts V-belt fastenings US802219A 21 Jul 1868
Rasley Huie M. Letts, IA Antirattling thill-coupling Draught assemblies US629172A 18 Jul 1899
Reed Albert F. Wapello, IA Piston-ring tool Hand tools, especially 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 US1395140A 25 Oct 1921
Reiner John F. Columbus City, IA Improvement in thill-couplings Draught assemblies. Partner Charles W. H Deland, of Cedar Rapids, IA. US150300A 28 Apr 1874
Reiner John F. Columbus City, IA Improvement in joints for shackles Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices US77915A 12 May 1868
Roe David A. Columbus Junction, IA Vehicle spring Stabilizer bars. Partner Walter F. Hall US257387A 2 May 1882
Rollins J. H. Wapello, IA Vapor-lamp Preheating devices; Vaporizing devices US28306A 15 May 1860
Ryder John B. Wapello, IA Corn planter Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with posts, with additional wire filling using prefabricated panel-like elements, e.g. wired frames US38214A 21 Apr 1863
Ryder John B. Wapello, IA Improvement in machines for cutting stalks Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters specially adapted for particular purposes for cutting up or crushing remaining standing stalks, e.g. stubble US48312A 20 Jun 1865
Sabin James O. Wapello, IA Poultry roost Perches for poultry or birds, e.g. roosts US1443278A 23 Jan 1923
Scheihing George Morning Sun, IA Water fountain Drinking appliances US1575796A 9 Mar 1926
Selzer Ella M. Morning Sun, IA Chicken brooder or coop Chicken coops or houses for baby chicks; Brooders including auxiliary features, e.g. feeding, watering, demanuring, heating, ventilation US944918A 28 Dec 1909
Selzer John R. Morning Sun, IA Drinking fountain Drinking appliances kept filled to constant level from incorporated storage. Partners E.M. Selzer, F. C. Selzer & J. Ed Selzer US891190A 16 Jun 1908
Selzer John R. Morning Sun, IA Carbureter Spray cleaning US646320A 27 Mar 1900
Shellabarger Havey M. Wapello, IA Manufacturing of fence-posts and railroad-ties Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using matched moulds, e.g. for deforming sheet moulding compound [SMC], prepregs and impregnating the reinforcements in the closed mould, e.g. resin transfer moulding [RTM], e.g. by vacuum US840263A 1 Jan 1907
Shiek Daniel W. Lettsville, IA Mechanical automatic selling-machine Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coins-freed facilities or services for fastenings for doors; for turnstiles. Partners C.O. Cole of Lettsville, IA and E.G. Grosjean of Mount Eaton, OH US329225A 27 Oct 1885
Shiek Daniel Webster Grandview, IA Mechanical automatic cigar-seller Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or the like for calendars. Partner Cary Oberlin Cole US296468A 8 Apr 1884
Shipman Andrew B. Columbus Junction, IA Show-case Rotary show cases or cabinets US413872A 29 Oct 1889
Shipman Elmer Wapello, IA Hinge connection for folding basket-racks for wagons Vehicles for carrying harvested crops with means for self loading or unloading US967070A 9 Aug 1910
Siline Robert Wapello, IA Jar closure and brush Glue vessels; Apparatus for warming or heating glue US1607702A 23 Nov 1926
Skinner William Wyman, IA Tile-ditching machine Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for digging trenches or ditches with coulters, ploughs, scraper plates, or the like US376352A 10 Jan 1888
Smith James H. Toolesborough, IA Floor clamp Implements for finishing work on buildings for laying flooring of single elements, e.g. flooring cramps; flexiable webs US74128S 4 Feb 1868
Steel Arthur R. Letts, IA Improvement in motors Other motors, e.g. gravity or inertia motors. Partner Laura Steel US205814A 9 Jul 1878
Steel Laura Letts, IA Improvement in motors Other motors, e.g. gravity or inertia motors. Partner Arthur R. Steel US205814A 9 Jul 1878
Sterett John Morning Sun, IA Breast-collar Leads or collars, e.g. for dogs with light-emitting or ornamental devices US439206A 28 Oct 1890
Stewart D. S. Wapello, IA Improved evaporator for sorghum-juice Evaporators or boiling pans specially adapted for sugar juices; Evaporating or boiling sugar juices US40862A 8 Dec 1863
Stingley Gilead H. Columbus Junction, IA Gate Suspension arrangements for wings with successive different movements with both swinging and sliding movements US1232440A 3 Jul 1817
Stone J. Wapello, IA Improvement in corn-planters Broadcast seeder; Seeders depositing seeds in rows. Partner J. T. Archibald US32091A 16 Apr 1861
Van Cott Stephen Cone, IA Gate Suspension arrangements for wings with successive different movements with both swinging and sliding movements US1232440A 3 Jul 1817
Van Horn Launy Lett, IA Gas-fixture and mirror-support Shaving mirrors illuminated US833492A 16 Oct 1906
Van Horn Launy Letts, IA Hand garden-plow Adjustable blades US561455A 2 Jun 1896
Van Velkinburg Casabianca Morning Sun, IA Attachment for last-jacks Writing-tables US1174301A 7 Mar 1916
Virgin J. M. Morning Sun, IA Improvement in corn-planters Machines for depositing quantities of seed at intervals. Partner S. Y. Orr. US91961A 29 Jun 1869
Votroubek Louis Columbus Junction, IA Button Eye-buttons US765758A 26 Jul 1904
Wagner Henry Louisa Co., IA Brace for fence-posts Anchoring means therefor, e.g. specially-shaped parts entering the ground; Struts or the like US1030497A 25 Jun 1912
White John H. Columbus City, IA Improvement in hay elevators and carriers Cable cranes, i.e. comprising hoisting devices running on aerial cable-ways with cable-ways supported on framework swingably connected to ground engaging elements US127003A 21 May 1872
Wiederreicht Fred Wapello, IA Gate-hinge Adjustable hinges at the hinge axis in an axial direction US1253655A 15 Jan 1918
Will Hironimus Columbus City, IA Thill coupling Crans hooks with means, e.g. spring-biased detnets, for preventing inadvertent disengagement of loads US80690A 4 Aug 1868
Williams Albert F. Fredonia, IA Gate Doors arranged at the vehicle sides for load transporting vehicles or public transport, e.g. lorries, trucks, buses US651911A 19 Jun 1900
Williams Lawrence Columbus Junction, IA Means for adjusting strokes of windmills Wear-compensating mechanisms, e.g. slack adjusters mechanical and non-automatic by means of linear adjustment with screw-thread and nut US737541A 25 Aug 1903
Williams Lawrence Columbus City, IA Means for adjusting strokes of windmills Wear-compensating mechanisms, e.g. slack adjusters mechanical and non-automatic by means of linear adjustment with screw-thread and nut US737541A 25 Aug 1903
Williams Lawrence Columbus City, IA Pipe-wrench Spanners; Wrenches with adjustable jaws the jaws being pivotally movable US593149A 2 Nov 1897
Williams William Grant Columbus Junction, IA Chiropractic operating-table Physiotherapeutic tables, beds or platforms; Chiropractic or osteopathic tables US1269354A 11 Jun 1918
Wilson Louie G. Morning Sun, IA Automonocycle Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern US1236030A 7 Aug 1917
Wilson Louie G. Morning Sun, IA Beet harvester Harvesting of standing crops of flax or similar fibrous plants US1257168A 19 Feb 1918
Wilson Louie G. Morning Sun, IA Float valve Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid actuated by a float actuating a lift valve with a transmission with parts linked together from a single float to a single valve US1340999A 25 May 1920
Wilson Louis Glenn Morning Sun, IA Automonocycle Vehicles characterized by having other propulsion or other ground-engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track having other than ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. having propellers US1345727A 6 Jul 1920
Wilson Robert Columbus City, IA Stove Combinations of two or more stoves or ranges, e.g. each having a different kind of energy supply US13194A 3 Jul 1855
Wilson Robert Columbus City, IA Apparatus for heating-feed-water to seam-boilers Feed-water heaters, i.e. economizers of like preheaters specially adapted for locomotives US13193A 3 Jul 1855

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