Mills County, Iowa
INVENTIONS AND PATENTS
1867-1930 |
| GLENWOOD |
| Last Name | First Name | Unknown | Invention | Patent No. | Date |
| Choate | Wayne | | snow excavator for railways | 249586 | 11-15-1881 |
| Culver | George | A. | rotary engine | 642086 | 01-30-1900 |
| Darting | Harmen | A. | machine for scalding tomatoes | 1015379 | 01-23-1912 |
| Deu Pree | William | E. | gate | 219231 | 09-02-1879 |
| Dick | Charles | O. | automobile lock | 1218932 | 03-13-1917 |
| Dick | Charles | O. | nail driving attachment for pneumatic hammers | 1618367 | 02-22-1927 |
| Doughty | James | H. | fire pot for stoves | 247623 | 09-27-1881 |
| Dresser | Philo | F. | hand plane | 640546 | 01-02-1900 |
| Eshliman | Christian | | stovepipe punching machine | 529025 | 11-13-1894 |
| Eshliman | Irwin | J. | toe clip | 661026 | 10-30-1900 |
| Fickle | Gerald | | mixing device | 1636127 | 07-19--1927 |
| Fish | R. | M. | platform dumping | 101451 | 04-05-1870 |
| Freeman | John | | calf weaner | 1372806 | 03-29-1921 |
| Garrett | George | A. | mowing machine | 1287666 | 12-17-1918 |
| Glassburn | William | H. | pitman connection | 840455 | 01-01-1907 |
| Gorton | Frank | H. | mail catcher and receiver | 779722 | 01-10-1905 |
| Hurst | Carl | | automobile seating arrangement | 1502250 | 07-22-1924 |
| Hurst | Daniel | T. | lawn mower | 1742813 | 01-07-1930 |
| Ivory | Theodore | W. | mail bag lock | 398157 | 02-19-1889 |
| Jones | Benjamin | F. | machine for holding and handling fruit jars | 312642 | 02-24-1885 |
| Kinley | Oren | W. | toe clip | 661026 | 10-30-1900 |
| Lenz | William | | grain binders | 155528 | 09-29-1874 |
| Long | William | T. | mail catcher and receiver | 779722 | 01-10-1905 |
| Lufkin | Edwin | G. | stovepipe retaining device | 532384 | 01-08-1895 |
| McClintick | L. | D. | cultivator | 85233 | 12-22-1868 |
| Miller | Michael | | trestle | 288651 | 11-20-1883 |
| Miller | Michael | | trestle | 659979 | 10-16-1900 |
| Mintle | Charles | B. | bridle ring | 253879 | 02-21-1882 |
| Nicholls | Moses | | miter box | 536936 | 04-02-1895 |
| Nicholls | Moses | | miter box | 615097 | 11-29-1898 |
| Nicholls | Moses | | square | 672455 | 04-23-1901 |
| Phipps | William | N. | grain tally | 206480 | 07-30-1878 |
| Phipps | William | N. | cutter for stirring plows and listers | 343196 | 06-08-1886 |
| Pierce | Benjamin | F. | veterinary operating table | 1651290 | 11-29-1927 |
| Reasoner | William | B. | mortising machine | 715864 | 12-16-1902 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | neck yoke center | 597657 | 01-18-1898 |
| Rockwell | R. | N. | wagon seat | 70619 | 11-05-1867 |
| Rockwell | Robert | N. | windmills | 153379 | 07-21-1874 |
| Rockwell | Robert | N. | windmill | 165873 | 07-20-1875 |
| Sawyers | John | S. | clod crushing and soil pulverizing attachment for agricultural machines | 1651043 | 11-29-1927 |
| Smith | George | H. | spring balance in combination with a knife | 21520 | 09-14-1858 |
| Solomon | Daniel | H. | river channel plow | 449184 | 03-31-1891 |
| Sprague | Ira | A. | truss bridge | 287974 | 11-06-1883 |
| Toedt | Frederick | W. | sheet metal punch | 278633 | 05-29-1883 |
| White | Thomas | W. | foot trip for door latches | 1583818 | 05-11-1926 |
| Wickham | Jasper | E. | appliance for preserving public records | 612078 | 10-11-1898 |
| Williams | Hamline | B. | car coupling | 295706 | 03-25-1884 |
| Wiltfong | James | D. | bedstead brace and mattress support | 563633 | 07-07-1896 |
| Wittke | Robert | | grain binders | 155528 | 09-29-1874 |
| HASTINGS |
| Adkins | Cyrus | W. | stock waterer | 708361 | 09-02-1902 |
| Cummins | Charles | E. | fence wire winder | 598138 | 02-01-1898 |
| Holt | Jesse | A. | wire stretcher | 824120 | 06-26-1906 |
| Kelley | John | W. | stock waterer | 708361 | 09-02-1902 |
| McMullin | Frank | E. | metallic box or attachment | 444844 | 01-20-1891 |
| Smith | Elsworth | J. | animal oiling device | 1057588 | 04-01-1913 |
| Smith | Elsworth | J. | automatic stock feeder | 1136843 | 04-20-1915 |
| HENDERSON |
| Boggess | James | H. | tank valve | 905787 | 12-01-1908 |
| Kilgore | Thad | S. | clamp | 601569 | 03-29-1898 |
| Kilgore | Thad | S. | coupling pin | 620934 | 03-14-1899 |
| Kilgore | Thad | S. | binder attachment | 1357711 | 11-02-1920 |
| Wilson | George | W. | binder attachment | 1357711 | 11-02-1920 |
| Wilson | George | W. | axle and wheel structure | 1571748 | 02-02-1926 |
| MALVERN |
| Biggerstaff | Wilson | E. | seed planter | 1063907 | 06-03-1913 |
| Byers | Bernardo | L. | end-gate for wagons | 304168 | 08-26-1884 |
| Cadwell | Phineas | M. | road grading apparatus | 1355938 | 10-19-1920 |
| Davis | Stephen | D. | wagon end gate | 190290 | 05-01-1877 |
| Davis | Stephen | D. | end gate for wagons | 251530 | 12-27-1881 |
| Eacrett | Charles | E. | river disk plow | 982709 | 01-24-1911 |
| Foster | Augustus | W. | breeding crate | 1512753 | 10-21-1924 |
| Jones | James | | cultivator | 304733 | 09-09-1884 |
| Kerns | William | E. | lens | 1583886 | 05-11-1926 |
| McHugh | Dennis | | harrow | 410004 | 08-27-1889 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | anti-friction pad tree | 315444 | 04-07-1885 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | harness | 336494 | 02-16-1886 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | bridle bit | 365151 | 06-21-1887 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | neck yoke attachment | 527372 | 10-09-1894 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | neck yoke center | 527373 | 10-09-1894 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | currycomb | 541883 | 07-02-1895 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | combined hook and buckle | 541884 | 07-02-1895 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | neck yoke loop | 547090 | 10-01-1895 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | buckle | 548274 | 10-22-1895 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | vehicle spring | 559085 | 04-28-1896 |
| Richmond | Florence | M. | skirt supporting belt | 783704 | 02-28-1905 |
| Richmond | Rexford | B. | shoulder brace and suspenders | 786153 | 03-28-1905 |
| Richmond | Henry | T. | net making machine | 870644 | 11-12-1907 |
| Riffle | Ira | | draft attachment for vehicles or machines | 687336 | 11-26-1901 |
| Shepard | Abel | G. | tire tightener | 197058 | 11-13-1877 |
| Summers | Harvey | H. | disk sharpener | 1316520 | 09-16-1919 |
| Whitfield | Daniel | E. | spool attachment | 556523 | 03-17-1896 |
| Whitfield | Daniel | E. | loading device | 908054 | 12-29-1908 |
| Williams | Cora | B. | corset | 1215601 | 02-13-1917 |
| Williams | Cora | B. | binder | 1215602 | 02-13-1917 |
| Wilson | George | S. | grasshopper catcher | 192553 | 06-26-1877 |
| Zanders | Louis | H. | gate latch | 1204228 | 11-07-1916 |
| Zanders | Louis | H. | article carrier | 1318252 | 10-07-1919 |
| MINEOLA |
| Deitchler | Frederick | F. | listed corn cultivator | 420043 | 01-28-1890 |
| Deitchler | Henry | | listed corn cultivator | 420043 | 01-28-1890 |
| PACIFIC JUNCTION |
| Homan | Bion | E. | railway tie receiver | 644600 | 03-06-1900 |
| Maus | James | W. | ventilator | 709230 | 09-16-1902 |
| Sherman | Abram | | fastening for shingles | 443058 | 12-16-1890 |
| Walker | Alvin | G. | tire | 1042178 | 10-22-1912 |
| SILVER CITY |
| Kilgore | Thad | S. | gearing device and support therefor | 1164682 | 12-21-1915 |
| Kilgore | Thad | S. | grain binder attachment | 1200902 | 10-10-1916 |
| Mease | Charles | F. | electric clock synchronizer | 702666 | 06-17-1902 |
| Miller | Fred | J. | self soaping wash board | 1247561 | 11-20-1917 |
| Miller | Fred | J. | fruit picker | 1387064 | 08-09-1921 |
| Miller | Arthur | H. | fountain paintbrush | 1389772 | 09-06-1921 |
| Miller | Fredrick | J. | fountain paintbrush | 1389772 | 09-06-1921 |
| Zanders | Louis | H. | gate latch | 797485 | 08-15-1905 |
| TABOR |
| Harless | Charles | R. | spring trip for cultivators | 634558 | 10-10-1899 |
| Hunter | John | W. | portable weighing scale | 570553 | 11-03-1896 |
| Hunter | John | W. | hair dressing device | 909902 | 01-19-1909 |
| Laird | Roy | C. | phonograph attachment for clocks | 1059474 | 04-22-1913 |
| Lowrey | Robert | O. | windmill | 61077 | 01-08-1867 |
| Lowrey | Robert | O. | tile and brick | 61746 | 02-05-1867 |
| McDaniel | Lewis | | explosive | 717441 | 12-30-1902 |
| McLeran | Alvord | M. | apparatus for unloading and elevating grain, bricks, & c. from wagons | 195298 | 09-18-1877 |
| Miller | Charles | E. | phonograph attachment for clocks | 1059474 | 04-22-1913 |
| Mott | Gilbert | | gate | 122973 | 01-23-1872 |
| Pearse | Marcus | C. | corn husking implement | 208843 | 10-08-1878 |
| Reed | Lincoln | | operating mechanism for churns | 608222 | 08-02-1898 |
| Rhode | John | | grasshopper catcher | 192553 | 06-26-1877 |
| Russell | Josephine | | fly brush | 444963 | 01-20-1891 |
| Russell | Josephine | | tag holder for umbrellas | 490365 | 01-24-1893 |
| Spees | Francis | | well auger | 123847 | 02-20-1872 |
| Spees | Frederic | B. | end gate hinge | 342144 | 05-18-1886 |
| Spragg | Garret | S. | gate | 122973 | 01-23-1872 |
| Treat | Sidney | C. | liquid meter | 102883 | 05-10-1870 |
| Welpton | John | B. | tug clip | 125237 | 04-02-1872 |
| Welpton | John | B. | buckle attachment to harness saddles | 137519 | 04-01-1873 |
| Wyant | Willie | | radiator | 809486 | 01-09-1906 |
| Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office;
Transcribed by Roseanna Zehner |