HISTORY OF
| Muscatine County, Iowa HISTORY OF | |
| Surname | Given Name | Residence | Title of Invention | Classification of Invention | Patent Number | Patent Granted |
| Acker | Julius | Muscatine, IA | Curtain-operator | Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, gloves, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages with provision for adjustment. Partners Julius McCoskry & August Molis of Muscatine, IA. | US600940A | 22 Mar 1898 |
| Aeuer | Henry | Muscatine, IA | Vegetable Cutter | Guide fences or stops for timber in saw mills or sawing machines; Measuring equipment thereon arranged laterally and parallel with respect to the plane of the saw blade. (Improved cabbage-cutter) | US61304A | 22 Jan 1867 |
| Ament | W. D. | Muscatine, 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. | US48884A | 25 Jul 1865 |
| Andrews | Richard E. | Muscatine, IA | Power-operated wheelbarrow | Power operated wheelbarrow. Assignors to the Prime Mover Co., Muscatine, IA; partner Herchael Wood Miller, Davenport, Scott Co. IA. | USD166817S | 20 May 1952 |
| Baker | John | Muscatine, IA | Device for hinging and supporting doors of process-kettles | Lids or covers. | US319169A | 2 Jun 1885 |
| Baker | John | Muscatine, IA | Fruit | Drinking cups (improvements in Cans for preserving fruit, vegetables and meats). | US295716A | 25 Mar 1884 |
| Baker | John | Muscatine, IA | Can-filling machine | Methods of devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filed by volumetric measurement by pistons co-operating with measuring chambers. | US503029A | 8 Aug 1893 |
| Baker | John | Muscatine, IA | Can-filling machine | Apparatus requiring external operation and adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or Fluent sold material from a supply or container without regard to weight and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement with supply and discharge valves of the rectilinearly-moved slide type for fluent solid material. | US503030A | 8 Aug 1893 |
| Baker | Norman G. | Muscatine, IA | Holder for photographic paper | Baseboards, easels | US1452996A | 24 Apr 1923 |
| Baker | Norman G. | Muscatine, IA | Automatic calliope | Pianofortes with keyboard | US1512666A | 21 Oct 1924 |
| Baker | Norman G. | Muscatine, IA | Automatic centering and drilling button-machine | Metal-working machines incorporating a plurality of sub-assemblies, each capable of performing a metal-working operation the sub-assemblies being arranged to operate simultaneously at different stations, e.g. with an annular work-table moved in steps with circular arrangement of the sub-assemblies. Assignee Panasonic Corp. | US722796A | 17 Mar 1903 |
| Baker | Paul Stanley | Muscatine, IA | Machine for washing and scalding fruits, &c | Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus being characterized by means for conveying or carrying containers there through. | US898954A | 15 Sep 1908 |
| Baker | Sidney J. | Muscatine, IA | Canning-machine | Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurizing, sterilizing specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by heating materials in packages which are progressively transported, continuously or stepwise, though the apparatus with packages transported along helical path. Partners Frank J. Stohr & Paul W. Freund of Muscatine, IA. | US772078A | 11 Oct 1904 |
| Banks | Lyman | Muscatine, IA | Convertible cot | Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable and lockable inclination by means of peg-and notch or pawl-and-ratchet mechanism. | US358528A | 1 Mar 1887 |
| Banks | Lyman | Muscatine, IA | Bracing | Bedsteads dismountable. | US389733A | 18 Sep 1888 |
| Banks | Lyman | Muscatine, IA | Paper-file holder | Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with pillars, post, rods, or tubes. | US379846A | 20 Mar 1888 |
| Banks | Lyman | Muscatine, IA | Convertible cot and seat | Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable and lockable inclination by means of peg-and notch or pawl-and-ratchet mechanism. | US339131A | 6 Apr 1886 |
| Barnes | Charles | Muscatine, IA | Windmill Regulator | Controlling wind motors. | US456264A | 21 Jul 1891 |
| Barry | Nicholas | Muscatine, IA | Metal split pulley | Split pulleys. | US1223024A | 17 Apr 1917 |
| Barry | Nicholas | Muscatine, IA | Acetylene-torch | Mixing devices; Mixing tubes with injectors. | US1248994A | 4 Dec 1917 |
| Barry | Nicholas | Muscatine, IA | Water-jet head attachment for button-blank cutting machines | Devices for lubricating or cooling circular saw blades. | UA1452779A | 24 Apr 1923 |
| Barry | Nicholas | Muscatine, IA | Flashing | Junctions of roof sheathings to chimneys or other parts extending above the roof specially adapted for inclined roofs specially adapted to the cross -section of the parts extending above the roof wherein the parts extending above the roof have a generally circular cross-section. | US558025A | 14 Apr 1896 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Plumber's trap | Odour seals having U-shaped trap. | US384114A | 5 Jun 1888 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Trap-screw | Odour seals having U-shaped trap. | US577343A | 16 Feb 1897 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Stop-cock box | Underground hydrants | US380308A | 3 Apr 1888 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Button-drilling machine | Metal-working machines incorporating a plurality of sub-assemblies, each capable of performing a metal-working operation the sub-assemblies being arranged to operate simultaneously at different stations, e.g. with an annular work-table moved in steps with circular arrangement of the sub-assemblies. | US659192A | 2 Oct 1900 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Button-grinding machine | Producing buttons or semi-finished parts of buttons by cutting, milling turning, stamping, or perforating moulded part; Surface treatment of buttons. | US659193A | 2 Oct 1900 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Trap for waste-pipes | Odour seals having U-shaped trap. | US265372A | 3 Oct 1882 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Button-blank cutting machine | Machines with one working spindle specially adapted for making nuts. | US659191A | 2 Oct 1900 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Plumber's trap | Odour seals having U-shaped trap. | US492260A | 21 Feb 1893 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Water-closet | Bowl integral with the flushing cistern provided with flushing valves. | US293935A | 19 Feb 1884 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Button-making machinery | Articles. | US864720A | 27 Aug 1907 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Button-making machine | Metal-working machines incorporating a plurality of sub-assemblies, each capable of performing a metal-working operation the sub-assemblies being arranged to operate simultaneously at different stations, e.g. with an annular work-table moved in steps with circular arrangement of the sub-assemblies. Partner Patrick J. Barry of Muscatine, IA. | US766014A | 26 Jul 1904 |
| Barry | Nicholas Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Plumber's trap | Odour seals having U-shaped trap. | US542868A | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Barry | Nichols Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Button-blank cutting machine | Drilling machines with a plurality of working-spindles; Drilling automations with parallel work spindles having gear transmissions. | US897187A | 25 Aug 1908 |
| Barry | Nichols Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Button-machine | Producing buttons or semi-finished parts of buttons by cutting, milling, turning, stamping, or perforating moulded parts; Surface treatment of buttons. | US643585A | 13 Feb 1900 |
| Barry | Nichols Jr. | Muscatine, IA | Grease-trap | Devices for separating oil water or grease from sewage in drains leading to the main sewer. Partner Patrick J. Barry of Muscatine, IA. | US492261A | 21 Feb 1893 |
| Barry | Patrick J. | Muscatine, IA | Button-making machine | Metal-working machines incorporating a plurality of sub-assemblies, each capable of performing a metal-working operation the sub-assemblies being arranged to operate simultaneously at different stations, e.g. with an annular work-table moved in steps with circular arrangement of the sub-assemblies. Partner Nicholas Jr. Barry of Muscatine, IA. | US766014A | 26 Jul 1904 |
| Barry | Patrick J. | Muscatine, IA | Grease-trap | Devices for separating oil water or grease from sewage in drains leading to the main sewer. Partner Nichols Jr. Barry of Muscatine, IA. | US492261A | 21 Feb 1893 |
| Barry | Thomas F. | Muscatine, IA | Button-cutting machine | Assignor Barry Manufacturing Co. Arrangements for cooling or lubricating tools or work with a cutting liquid nozzle specially adaptable to different kinds of machining operations. | US999429A | 1 Aug 1911 |
| Barry | Thomas F. | Muscatine, IA | Tackle Box | Containers or holders for hooks, lines, sinkers, flies or the like. | US278551A | 12 Aug 1930 |
| Beesley | Thomas F. | Muscatine, IA | improvement in balanced slide-valves | Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporation such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only sliding valves, i.e. sliding closure elements with linearly sliding closure members with flat slides. | US134838A | 14 Jan 1873 |
| Benson | William | Muscatine, IA | Insect destroyer | Wheeled machines, with means for stripping-off or brushing-off insects. (Machine for destroying potato bugs) Partner Henry Pitchforth of Muscatine, IA. | US65427A | 4 Jun 1867 |
| Berkshire | John H. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in steam-condensers | Introducing a gas or vapour into a liquid medium, e.g. producing areated liquids. Partner Archibald Kennedy of Muscatine, IA. | US124065A | 27 Feb 1872 |
| Binner | Adolph | Muscatine, IA | Improved window-shade | Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds. Partner John Leuzinger of Muscatine, IA | US64062A | 23 Apr 1867 |
| Bitzer | William H. | Muscatine, IA | Arrangement of devices in shingle-machines | Methods for subdividing trunks or logs essentially involving sawing. | US25945A | 1 Nov 1859 |
| Bond | Ulysses Grant | Muscatine, IA | Armed vise | Movable or adjustable work or tool supports using particular mechanisms with rotating pairs only, the rotating pairs being the first two elements of the mechanism two rotating parts only a single rotating pair followed perpendicularly by a single rotating pair followed perpendicularly by a single rotating pair. Partner John M. O'Brian. | US1192267A | 25 Jul 1916 |
| Boos | Joseph B. | Muscatine, IA | Screw-door safe | Safes or strong-rooms for valuables. | US708991A | 16 Sep 1902 |
| Boos | Joseph B. | Muscatine, IA | Screw-door safe | Safes or strong-rooms for valuables. Partners C. R. Musser, G. M. Titus, D. V. Jackson. | US695191A | 11 Mar 1902 |
| Boss | Casper M. B. | Muscatine, IA | Crown and bridge work | Facing and backing. | US884977A | 14 Apr 1908 |
| Boughner | Francis A. | Muscatine, IA | Improvements in wagon-jacks | Crowbars or levers. | US188335A | 13 Mar 1877 |
| Brandt | Christopher C. F. | Muscatine, IA | Clothes-drier | Collapsible clothes racks, e.g. swingable, foldable, extendible. | US490943A | 31 Jan 1893 |
| Braun | Henry S. | Nichols, Muscatine Co., IA | Road-drag attachment | Animal-drawn ploughs without alternating possibility, i.e. incapable of making an adjacent furrow on return journey, i.e. conventional ploughing. Partner William R. Schmitt of Muscatine, IA. | US1197069A | 5 Sep 1916 |
| Brent | Edmund J. | Muscatine, IA | Window-screen frame | Clamping or clipping connections for rods or tubes being in angled relationship for tubes using the innerside thereof. | US281964A | 24 Jul 1883 |
| Brent | Theodore R. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in corn-planters | Gearing comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms for interconverting rotary motion and oscillating motion. | US36069A | 5 Aug 1862 |
| Bridges | William C. | Muscatine, IA | Neck-shaving guard | Combs, stencils, or guides, specially adapted for hair trimming devices. | US1538614A | 19 May 1925 |
| Bridges | William C. | Muscatine, IA | Razor-guard | Combs, stencils, or guides, specially adapted for hair trimming devices. | US1247787A | 27 Nov 1917 |
| Brown | Margaret Allbee | Muscatine, IA | Safety-pocket wrist-watch guard | Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches with cover or protective device which can be completely removed, either by lifting off or by sliding, or by turning (protection covers, protection cases also against humidity). | US1479363A | 1 Jan 1924 |
| Butz | Clarence | Muscatine, IA | Ham presser and cooker | Ham-boilers. | US1165223A | 21 Dec 1915 |
| Carter | Llewellyn D. | Muscatine, IA | Adjustable bracket | Cabinets racks or shelf units, characterized by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of clamping means, e. g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges the shelf supports being cantilever brackets. | US878455A | 4 Feb 1908 |
| Cass | A. B. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in cultivators | Harrows with non-rotating tools with tools rigidly or elastically attached to a tool frame. | US35668A | 24 Jun 1862 |
| Childs | Merrick E. | Muscatine, IA | Apparatus for cutting picture-mats with circular openings or holes | Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterized only by constructional features of particular parts of devices for feeding, positioning, clamping or rotating work. | US534061A | 12 Feb 1895 |
| Childs | Merrick E. | West Liberty, Muscatine Co., IA | Apparatus for providing picture-mats with square or rectangular holes | Work-clamping means. | US536016A | 19 Mar 1895 |
| Clifford | Charles | Muscatine, IA | Photographic Flash Light Apparatus | Light sources using a charge of combustible material, e.g. illuminating flash devices. Partner Fred H. Clifford of Muscatine, IA. | US560778A | 26 May 1896 |
| Clifford | Fred H. | Muscatine, IA | Photographic Flash Light Apparatus | Light sources using a charge of combustible material, e.g. illuminating flash devices. Partner Charles Clifford of Muscatine, IA. | US560778A | 26 May 1896 |
| Climer | Henry | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in planning-machines | Partners Chareles E. Mobeth, Frederick Bentel and William G. Marge-Dant of Hamilton, Butler Co. , OH. Multi-purpose machines; Universall machines; Equipemt therefor with a single working spindle. | US120448A | 31 Oct 1871 |
| Cromer | Hiram | Muscatine, IA | Rotary harrow | Harrows with rotary non-driven tools with tooth-like tools on vertically-arranged axles. | US518520A | 17 Apr 1894 |
| Cross | Allen | Muscatine, IA | Sewer-rod-operating mechanism | Cleaning sewer pipes by mechanical means. Partner Evert F. Duncan of Muscatine, IA | US1523175A | 13 Jan 1925 |
| Cummings | Perley M. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in saw-mill head blocks | Cutting through work characterized by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular material not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a stationary axis. | US127465A | 4 Jun 1872 |
| Dalzell | Henry M. | Muscatine, IA | Tubular crown-saw | Drills with a tubular body details about the connection between the driven shaft and the tubular cutting part. | US640180A | 26 Dec 1899 |
| Davis | A. M. | Muscatine, IA | Life-saving apparatus | Life-rafts. Partner Thomas F. Gleason. | US1093987A | 21 Apr 1916 |
| DeForrest | James W. | Muscatine, IA | Feed-water heater | Engines characterized by the method of introducing liquid fuel into cylinders and not otherwise provided for. Partner William A. Gibson of Muscaine, IA. | US669921A | 12 Mar 1901 |
| Demorest | Albert Frederick | Muscatine, IA | Window and door screen | Serving doors; Passing-through doors; Pet-doors | US232467A | 21 Sep 1880 |
| Dermedy | J. G. | Muscatine, IA | Trolley-harp | Devices preventing the collector from jumping off. Partner Thomas Egan of Muscatine, IA. | US773280A | 25 Oct 1904 |
| Di Gianni | Frank | Muscatine, IA | Shell-grinder | Work carriers for single side lapping of plane surfaces. | US1109405A | 1 Sep 1914 |
| Dillaway | George William | Muscatine, IA | Permutation-lock | permutation or combination locks; Puzzle locks with two or more push or pull knobs, slides, or the like. | US641501A | 16 Jan 1900 |
| Donnel | John Wesley | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in millstone-drivers | Crushing or disintergrating by disc mills with coaxial discs with vertical axis. Partner Garrett W. Shreurs of Muscatine, IA. | US207401A | 27 Aug 1878 |
| Duncan | Evert F. | Muscatine, IA | Sewer-rod-operating mechanism | Cleaning sewer pipes by mechanical means. Partner Allen Cross of Muscatine, IA. | US1523175A | 13 Jan 1925 |
| Dunham | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Shoelace and shoe tongue holder | Design for shoelace and shoe tongue holder | USD45862S | 2 Jun 1914 |
| Egan | Thomas | Muscatine, IA | Trolley-harp | Devices preventing the collector from jumping off. Partner J. G. Dermedy of Muscatine, IA. | US773280A | 25 Oct 1904 |
| Ehrhart | H. | Muscatine, IA | Improved paddle-wheel | Mechanisms for controlling blade adjustment or movement relative to rotor head, e.g. lag-head movement. | US21826A | 19 Oct 1858 |
| Eichelberger | Frank E. | Muscatine, IA | Lubricant-stick holder | Features relating to lubrication or cooling or heating. | US1438026A | 5 Dec 1922 |
| Everitt | William R. | Muscatine, IA | Coupling for hay rakes and loaders | Draw-gear or towing devices characterized by their type consisting of an elongated single bar or tube comprising telescopic or foldable parts. | US973417A | 18 Oct 1910 |
| Fack | Henry H. | Muscatine, IA | Display-stand | Rotary display stands. Assignee Automatic Button Co. | US854994A | 28 May 1907 |
| Fisher | Edwin M. S. | Muscatine, IA | Heater for drinking fountains | 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. Partner Harry L. Fisher of Muscatine, IA. | US1075344A | 14 Oct 1913 |
| Fisher | Harry L. | Muscatine, IA | Heater for drinking fountains | 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. Partner Edwin M.S. Fisher of Muscatine, IA. | US1075344A | 14 Oct 1913 |
| Fisher | Harry L. | Muscatine, IA | Drinking-fountain | Drinking equipment with water heaters, coolers, or means for preventing freezing. | US1085199A | 27 Jan 1914 |
| Fisher | Harry L. | Muscatine, IA | Moving-picture machine | Details specially adapted for motion-picture projection. Partner Frank W. Walker of Muscatine, IA. | US1101916A | 30 Jun 1914 |
| Fitzgerald | James | Muscatine, IA | Crank Handle | Crank handles. Partner George W. Pelton, Muscatine, IA. | US471328A | 22 Mar 1892 |
| Freund | Paul W. | Muscatine, IA | Canning-machine | Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurizing, sterilizing specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by heating materials in packages which are progressively transported, continuously or stepwise, though the apparatus with packages transported along helical path. Partners Sidney J Baker & Frank J. Stohr of Muscatine, IA. | US772078A | 11 Oct 1904 |
| Gabel | Albert | Muscatine, IA | Lighting-arrester | Mounting arrangements for a plurality of overvoltage arresters. | US1311063A | 22 Jul 1919 |
| Gains | Chester R. | Muscatine, IA | Design for a clock case | Clock case. | USD79916S | 12 Nov 1929 |
| Gates | Lafayette M. | Muscatine, IA | System of heating buildings or dwellings | Hot-air central heating systems; Exhaust gas central heating systems operating with discharge of hot air into the space or area to be heated with return of the air or the air-heater. | US753253A | 1 Mar 1904 |
| Gibson | William A. | Muscatine, IA | Feed-water heater and purifier | Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits being arranged one within the other, e.g. concentrically the surrounding tube being closed at one end, e.g. return type. Assignee Gibson Heater Company. | US715656A | 9 Dec 1902 |
| Gibson | William A. | Muscatine, IA | Feed-water heater | Engines characterized by the method of introducing liquid fuel into cylinders and not otherwise provided for. Partner James W. DeForrest of Muscatine, IA. | US669921A | 12 Mar 1901 |
| Gibson | William Asa | Muscatine, IA | Feed-water heater and purifier | Preventing the formation of deposits or corrosion, e.g. by using filters or scrapers by using means for separating solid materials from heat-exchange fluids, e.g. filters. | US832373A | 2 Oct 1906 |
| Giesenhaus | Fred | Muscatine, IA | Currycomb | Curry-combs; Shearing sheep chemically | US1195458A | 11 Aug 1916 |
| Giesenhaus | Fred | Muscatine, IA | Design for a badge | Design for a badge. | USD53297S | 13 May 1919 |
| Giesenhaus | Fred | Muscatine, IA | Salt-shaker | Jaw crushers or pulverisers with single-acting jaws. | US1157624A | 19 Oct 1915 |
| Giesenhaus | Fred | Muscatine, IA | Fish-guard | Barrages controlled by the variations of the water level; automatically functioning barrages. | US1087163A | 17 Feb 1914 |
| Gleason | Thomas F. | Muscatine, IA | Life-saving apparatus | Life-rafts. Partner A.M. Davis. | US1093987A | 21 Apr 1916 |
| Gleason | Thomas F. | Muscatine, IA | Fence-wire stretcher | Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire. Partners Herman Roth & Eugene Nelson, Muscatine, IA. | US1126445A | 26 Jan 1915 |
| Greathouse | James N. | Muscatine, IA | Design for a dress | Design for a dress. | USD46851S | 12 Jan 1915 |
| Green | Charles | Muscatine, IA | Hammer | Special Design or construction with both drive and hammer connected to a felcrumed lever, e.g. tall hammers the lever being a spring, i.e. spring hammers. Partners Evert F. & Charles J. Richman. | US1450849A | 3 Apr 1923 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in brakes for railway-cars | Hand or other personal actuation. | US208086A | 17 Sep 1878 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterizedby the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thicknessof the pad. | US810116A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterizedby the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thicknessof the pad. | US810117A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterizedby the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thicknessof the pad. | US810118A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators charaterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterizedby a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one director or plane, e.g. a wicking layer. | US810119A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810120A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine. | US810121A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810122A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810123A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810124A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810125A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810126A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810128A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Non-adhesive dressing characterized by the structure of the dressing made of multiple layers. | US810130A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810131A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810132A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterizedby the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thicknessof the pad. | US810134A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810133S | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Properties of the artice, e.g. stiffness or absorbency. Assignee: American Absorbent Fiber Company of Portland, Maine | US810135A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent material | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterizedby the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thicknessof the pad. | UA810136A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent material | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterizedby the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thicknessof the pad. | UA810138A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent materidal and fiber-stock therefor | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators charaterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad. | US810139A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent material | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators charaterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad. | US875066A | 31 Dec 1907 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Absorbent bandage | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators charaterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad. | US810371A | 16 Jan 1906 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Art of paper manufacture | Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internalapplication to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators charaterised by the absorbing medium characterizedby the connection of the absorbent layers with each other or with the outer layers. | US875069A | 31 Dec 1907 |
| Green | Willard R. | Muscatine, IA | Flax-breaking apparatus | Breaking or scutching, e.g. of flax; Decorticating with crushing or braking roller or plates. Assignee US Textile Company, Boston, MA. | US852503A | 7 May 1907 |
| Grout | Henry Keepers | Muscatine, IA | Rule | Rulers or tapes with scales or marks for direct reading. | US1387599A | 16 Aug 1921 |
| Hagermann | George H. | Muscatine, IA | Trap | Traps for animals. | US1539666A | 26 May 1925 |
| Hahn | John A. | Moscow, Muscatine Co., IA | Cultivator | Hand devices; Hand devices with mechanical accumulators, e.g. springs. | US313589A | 10 Mar 1885 |
| Hall | William A. S. | Muscatine, IA | Foldable steps or step-ladder | Special construction of ladders, e.g. ladders with more or less than two longitudinal members, ladders with movable rungs or other treads, longitudinally-foldable ladders having tip-up steps. | US1305281A | 3 Jun 1919 |
| Hamann | Nathaniel | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in gates | 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. | US91932A | 29 Jun 1869 |
| Hannan | James | Muscatine, IA | Toy cannon and target | Spring guns in pistol or rifle form. | US569282A | 13 Oct 1896 |
| Harbaugh | Lord W. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in horse-collars | Horse collars; Manufacturing same | US160318A | 2 Mar 1875 |
| Heitz | Louis Robert | Muscatine, IA | Device for emptying liquid-containers | Contents and propellant separated first separated, but finally mixed, e.g. in dispensing head at least a portion of the propellant being separated from the product and incrementally released by means of a pressure regulator. | US1223047A | 17 Apr 1917 |
| Heizer | Levi L. | Muscatine, IA | Marking attachment for corn-planters | Ridge-marking or like devices; Checkrow wires; Accessories therefor adapted to cut and form or furrow in the soil surface, e.g. with a disc. | US1267546A | 28 May 1918 |
| Hessler | Henry E. | Muscatine, IA | Tenon-machine gage | Cutting tenons of round or rounded-off profile | US1020422A | 19 Mar 1912 |
| Hill | Samuel G. | Muscatine, IA | Wagon-spring | 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 leafsppring being used as equilibration unit between two axel supporting units. | US252035A | 10 Jan 1882 |
| Hoover | Ernest P. | Muscatine, IA | Signal | Electrical circuits for optical signals or lighting devices. | US1232549A | 10 Jul 1917 |
| Hopkins | Fred M. | Muscatine, IA | Button-making machine | Arrangements for performing other machining operations, e.g. milling, drilling. Partners William C. Hopkins & Henry Umlandt of Muscatine, IA. | US981564A | 10 Jan 1911 |
| Hopkins | William C. | Muscatine, IA | Button-machines | Arrangements for performing other machining operations, e.g. milling, drilling. Partner John W Miller, Muscatine, IA. | US840939A | 8 Jan 1907 |
| Hopkins | William C. | Muscatine, IA | Button-making machine | Arrangements for performing other machining operations, e.g. milling, drilling. Partners Fred M. Hopkins & Henry Umlandt of Muscatine, IA. | US981564A | 10 Jan 1911 |
| Hopkinson | Amos Coe | Muscatine, IA | Electric fire-alarm | Electric actuation of the alarm, e.g. using a thermally-operated switch. Partner William B. Hopkinson of Muscatine, IA. | US769824A | 13 Sep 1904 |
| Hopkinson | William B. | Muscatine, IA | Electric fire-alarm | Electric actuation of the alarm, e.g. using a thermally-operated switch. Partner Amos Coe Hopkinson of Muscatine, IA. | US769824A | 13 Sep 1904 |
| Hudson | William J. | Muscatine, IA | Alternating-current motor-control system and control switch therefor | Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting dynamo-electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting an individual polypbase induction motor by progressive reduction of impedance in secondary circuit. Assignee Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC. | US1531654A | 31 Mar 1925 |
| Hunt | G. W. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in plows | Animal-drawn ploughs without alternating possibility, i.e. incapable of making an adjacent furrow on return journey, i.e. conventional ploughing. | US39929A | 15 Sep 1863 |
| Hunt | George | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in carriage-plows | Tractor-drawn ploughs without alternating possibility. | US153256A | 21 Jul 1874 |
| Hunt | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in plows | Steering or guiding of machines or implements pushed or pulled by or mounted on agricultural vehicles such as tractors, e.g. by lateral shifting of the towing connection automatic. | US27634A | 27 Mar 1860 |
| Hunt | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Wheel-plow | Harrows with rotary non-driven tools with tooth-like tools on horizontally-arranged axles. | US285412A | 25 Sep 1883 |
| Hunt | Homer H. | Muscatine, IA | Holder for bows for musical instruments | Bow; Guides for bows; Plectra and like playing means. | US248467A | 18 Oct 1881 |
| Hurlbut | Westel W. | Muscatine, IA | Machine for sawing staves | Cutting through work characterized by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular material not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter coating with another disc cutter for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like. Partner J. Burrel Hurlbut of Chicago, IL. | US28986A | 3 Jul 1860 |
| Ingalls | Moses | Muscatine, IA | Improved washing-machine | Washing machines having beating, rubbing or squeezing means in receptacles stationary for washing purposes. | US101269A | 29 Mar 1870 |
| Irey | John I. | West Liberty, Muscatine Co., IA | Concrete-block mold | Moulds or moulding surfaces not covered by B28B7/0058-B28B7/36 and B28B7/40-B2887/464, e.g. moulds assembled from several parts. | US1233241A | 10 Jul 1917 |
| Irvine | Thomas F. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in sheer-booms | Devices for reducing the polluted area with or without additional devices for removing the material. | US1593228A | 2 Feb 1875 |
| James | Joseph P. R. | Muscatine, IA | Process of producing shell-powders | Shaped ceramic products characterized by their composition; Ceramics compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing f ceramic products based on one-oxide ceramics based on borides, nitrides, i.e. nitrides, oxynitrides, carbonitrides or oxycarbonitrides or silicide's based on boron nitride based on cubic boron nitrides or Wurtzitic boron nitrides, including crystal structure transformation of powder. | US801317A | 10 Oct 1905 |
| Jelley | John A. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in windmills | Orientation out of wind the rotating axis remaining horizontal. Partner Josiah N. B. Parvin of Muscatine, IA. | US153342A | 21 Jul 1874 |
| Keffio | Albert F. | Muscatine, IA | Grinding attachment for automatic button-machines | Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group for grinding buttons, nail heads, screw heads, bottle capsules or the like. | US1205453A | 21 Jan 1916 |
| Kefflo | Albert F. | Muscatine, IA | Machine for counting buttons | Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for assembling an dispensing of pharmaceutical articles. Original Assignee Automatic Button Co. machine that counted buttons, coins, blanks of the like. | US1266483A | 14 May 1918 |
| Kellogg | James Mosley | Muscatine, IA | Trap | Collecting-traps with devices for throwing the animal to a collection chamber. | US1020356A | 12 Mar 1912 |
| Kemper | Bernhart | Muscatine, IA | Cultivator | Clod-crushers | US269677A | 26 Dec 1882 |
| Kennedy | Archibald | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in steam-condensers | Introducing a gas or vapour into a liquid medium, e.g. producing areated liquids. Partner John H. Berkshire of Muscatine, IA. | US124065A | 27 Feb 1872 |
| Kent | Jeptha Bruner | Muscatine, IA | Seam-riper | Hand knives with fixed blades. | US1098578A | 2 Jun 1914 |
| Kerr | Isaac A. | Muscatine, IA | Machine for timing, chamfering, and crozing sheets of wood | Trussing or hooping barrels. | US775291A | 15 Nov 1904 |
| Kerr | Isaac A. | Muscatine, IA | Slat-weaving machine | Joining the cane side by side by strand or wire twisting. | US354707A | 21 Dec 1886 |
| Kerr | Isaac A. | Muscatine, IA | Ventilated barrel | Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterized by wall construction or by connections between walls of skeleton or like apertured construction, e.g. baskets or carries formed of wire mesh, of interconnected band, bars, or rods, or of perforated sheet metal. | US354706A | 21 Dec 1886 |
| Kleinfelder | John A. | Muscatine, IA | Steam-cooker | Cooking-vessels with water-bath arrangements for domestic use. | US930389A | 10 Aug 1909 |
| Koehler | Conrad | Fairport, Muscatine Co., IA | Draft device | Sledges with runners characterized by arrangement of runners arranged in two or more parallel lines. | US993786A | 30 May 1911 |
| Krisberg | Abrahm | Muscatine, IA | Attachment for shoe-stitching machines | Machines for sewing leather goods. | US1243953A | 23 Oct 1917 |
| Leuzinger | John | Muscatine, IA | Improved window-shade | Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds. Partner Adolph Binner of Muscatine, IA | US64062A | 23 Apr 1867 |
| Lilygren | John Nelson | Muscatine, IA | Door | Fixing of window panes in openings in door leaves | US386018A | 10 Jul 1888 |
| Lilygren | John Nelson | Muscatine, IA | Screen-door | Devices affording protection against insects, e.g. fly screens; Mesh windows for other purposes. | US343667A | 15 Jun 1886 |
| Lundy | William | Atalissa, Muscatine Co., IA | Improvement in lifting-gates | Mechanisms operated by the movement or weight of a person or vehicle by platforms lowered by the weight of the user. | US164849A | 22 Jun 1875 |
| Mackenzie | David B. | Muscatine, IA | Relishing machine | Making dovetails, tongues, or tenons, of definite limited length. | US1853441A | 12 Apr 1932 |
| Mackenzie | David B. | Muscatine, IA | Instrument to mark patterns for molding-cutters | Pantographic instruments for copying, enlarging, or diminishing. | US1199585A | 26 Sep 1916 |
| Mackenzie | David B. | Muscatine, IA | Automatic sash machine | Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles of furniture or of doors. | US1762273A | 10 Jun 1930 |
| Mahin | John Lee | Muscatine, IA | Newspaper-file rack | Article supports for peg-boards. | US459011A | 8 Sep 1891 |
| Markmann | John | Muscatine, IA | Shape-retainer for the breasts of garments | Stiffening-pieces. | US357397A | 8 Feb 1887 |
| Martin | E. C. | Muscatine, IA | Improved ditching-machine | Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for digging trenches or ditches with coulters, ploughs, scraper plates, or the like. | US31551A | 26 Feb 1861 |
| Martin | Jacob | Muscatine, IA | Fan attachment for rocking chairs | Rocking chairs with curved rocking members resting on the floor. | US494213A | 28 Mar 1893 |
| Mattusch | Frank | Muscatine, IA | Blank-cutter | Drills with a tubular body with core holding devices. | US553493A | 21 Jan 1896 |
| Mattusch | Frank | Muscatine, IA | Button-making machine | Producing buttons or semi-finished parts of buttons by cutting, milling, turning, stamping, or perforating moulded parts; Surface treatment of buttons. | US553492A | 21 Jan 1896 |
| McCartney | James B. | Muscatine, IA | Paint composition | Coating compositions based on bituminous materials, e.g. asphalt, tar, pitch. Partners Evert F. & Charles J. Richman of Muscatine, IA. Partners William J. Puch & Charles J. Richman of Muscatine IA. | US1421970A | 4 Jul 1922 |
| McCormick | William | Muscatine, 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. | US54751A | 15 May 1866 |
| McCoskry | Julius | Muscatine, IA | Curtain-operator | Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, gloves, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages with provision for adjustment. Partners Julius Acker & August Molis of Muscatine, IA. | US600940A | 22 Mar 1898 |
| McCoy | William H. | Muscatine, IA | Door-check | Released by pull or pressure on the wing. Partner James Brewer of Morrison, Illinois. | US493442A | 14 Mar 1893 |
| McElroy | Isaac Erwin | Muscatine, IA | Knotter for a grain harvester and binder | Knotters. | US796926A | 8 Aug 1905 |
| McElroy | J. E. | Muscatine, IA | Door-stop | Released by pull or pressure on the wing. Partner George W. Taylor of Muscatine, IA. | US511662A | 26 Dec 1893 |
| McGinnis | James | Muscatine, 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 Thomas Wiles of Muscatine, IA. | US4578A | 3 Jan 1865 |
| McMeans | William | West Liberty, Muscatine Co., IA | Ditching machine | Dredgeres or soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging screws | US1496815A | 10 Jun 1925 |
| Meier | George Fred | Muscatine, IA | Adding-machine | Output mechanism with visual indication, e.g. counter drum. | US739281A | 9 Jun 1903 |
| Merkelbach | Albert J. | Muscatine, IA | Burial-vault | Coffin closures; Packing therefor. | US1035987A | 20 Aug 1912 |
| Merridith | Samuel H. | West Liberty, Muscatine Co., IA | Harrow | Harrows with non-rotating tools with tools rigidly or elastically attached to a tool frame. | US524260A | 7 Aug 1894 |
| Metz | George F. | Muscatine, IA | Artificial pearl | Casein. Assignee to the Pressloid Company. Partner Paul R. Schreurs of Muscatine, IA. | US1252849A | 8 Jan 1918 |
| Middleton | Benjamin | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in hot-beds | Greenhouse bench structures. | US22298A | 23 Dec 1879 |
| Mikessell | Martin Luther | Muscatine, IA | Lock | Locks or fastenings with special structural Characteristics without springs. Partner Mary Eliza Mikessell of Muscatine, IA. | US296430A | 8 Apr 1884 |
| Mikessell | Mary Eliza | Muscatine, IA | Lock | Locks or fastenings with special structural Characteristics without springs. Partner Martin Luther Mikessell of Muscatine, IA. | US296430A | 8 Apr 1884 |
| Miller | John W. | Muscatine, IA | Button-machines | Arrangements for performing other machining operations, e.g. milling, drilling. Partner William C. Hopkins, Muscatine, IA. | US840939A | 8 Jan 1907 |
| Miller | John W. | Muscatine, IA | Automatic button cutting and sawing machine | Machines with one working spindle specially adapted for making nuts. Assignee Mckee and Bliven Button Company. | US850033A | 9 Apr 1907 |
| Miller | John W. | Muscatine, IA | Button-blank cutting machine | Devices for drilling holes in brake bands or brake linings. | US749079A | 5 Jan 1904 |
| Miller | John W. | Muscatine, IA | Button-machine | Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting. Assignee McKee and Bliven Button Company. | US947995A | 1 Feb 1910 |
| Minor | William | Muscatine, IA | Draft device | Sledges with runners characterized by arrangement of runners arranged in two or more parallel lines. | US993786A | 30 May 1911 |
| Mittman | Ernest H. | Muscatine, IA | Feed holder and trough | Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper | US1400307A | 13 Dec 1921 |
| Moeller | Herman D. | Muscatine, IA | Draft-equalizer | Swingletrees; Mounting thereof; Draught equalizers for a span of draught animals; Mounting for traces. | US418529A | 31 Dec 1889 |
| Molis | August | Muscatine, IA | Curtain-operator | Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, gloves, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages with provision for adjustment. Partners Julius McCoskry & Julius Acker of Muscatine, IA. | US600940A | 22 Mar 1898 |
| Moxley | Robert | Muscatine, IA | Spinning-machine | Carriages; Mechanisms effecting carriage movements. | US73371A | 14 Jan 1868 |
| Musser | Peter | Muscatine, IA | Log-deck of saw-mills | Non-permanently installed loading ramps, e.g. transportable. | US252499A | 17 Jan 1882 |
| Musser | Peter | Muscatine, IA | Lumber-trimming machine | Cutting through work characterized by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular material not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis parallel to the line of cut and slidably mounted in a rotary member for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like. | US223942A | 27 Jan 1880 |
| Nelson | Eugene | Muscatine, IA | Fence-wire stretcher | Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire. Partners Herman Roth & Thomas F. Gleason, Muscatine, IA, | US1126445A | 26 Jan 1915 |
| Nichols | John C. | Muscatine, IA | Stock-feeding trough | Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper dispensing by means of stirring mechanisms or agitators operated by the animal. | US1269108A | 11 Jun 1918 |
| O'Brian | John M. | Muscatine, IA | Armed vise | Movable or adjustable work or tool supports using particular mechanisms with rotating pairs only, the rotating pairs being the first two elements of the mechanism two rotating parts only a single rotating pair followed perpendicularly by a single rotating pair followed perpendicularly by a single rotating pair. Partner Ulysses Grant Bond. | US1192267A | 25 Jul 1916 |
| Packer | Charles L. | Muscatine, IA | Fodder-loader | Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular purposes mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-moveable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes. | US709506A | 23 Sep 1902 |
| Parker | Benjamin L. | Muscatine, IA | Device for operating camera shutters | Means for varying a duration of "open" period of shutter. | US1420137A | 20 Jun 1922 |
| Parvin | Josiah N. B. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in windmills | Orientation out of wind the rotating axis remaining horizontal. Partner John A. Jelley of Muscatine, IA. | US153342A | 21 Jul 1874 |
| Parvin | Martha M. | Muscatine, IA | Adjustable lamp-holding device | Transparent tops, e.g. with lighting means under the table top. | US617179A | 3 Jan 1899 |
| Pelton | George H. | Muscatine, IA | Lamp-reflector | Optical design. | US4055173A | 11 Jun 1889 |
| Pelton | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Crank Handle | Crank handles. Partner James Fitzgerald, Muscatine, IA | US471328A | 22 Mar 1892 |
| Pelton | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Clamp | Rubbing boards. | US1359524A | 23 Nov 1920 |
| Pelton | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Tool-holder for button-making machines | Producing buttons or semi-finished parts of buttons by cutting, milling turning, stamping, or perforating moulded part; Surface treatment of buttons. Assignee Beopple's Button Company. | US718578A | 13 Jan 1903 |
| Pelton | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Propeller-wheel | Paddle wheels. | US553177A | 14 Jan 1896 |
| Pelton | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Domestic press | Machines or apparatus for extracting juice especially for citrus fruits. | US608268A | 2 Aug 1898 |
| Pelton | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Weather-boarding tool | Implements for finishing work on buildings for setting wall or ceiling slabs or plates for setting a plurality of similar elements by applying them one by one of elongated elements, e.g. sidings. | US365857A | 5 Jul 1887 |
| Perry | George | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in cultivators | Devices for, or parts of, agricultural machines or implements for preventing overstrain of the connection between tools and carrier beam or frame with shearing devices. | US53867A | 10 Apr 1866 |
| Peterkavo | John | Wilton, Muscatine Co., IA | Improvement in combined plough and cultivator | Interchangeable or adjustable mouldboards. Partner Anton Romann, Wilton, Muscatine Co., IA. | US68114A | 27 Aug 1867 |
| Peterman | Lester O. | Muscatine, IA | Pedal attachment | Details or accessories. | US732957A | 7 Jul 1903 |
| Petersen | Arnold A. | Muscatine, IA | Tooth-brush attachment | Toothpicks. | US756138A | 29 Mar 1904 |
| Petersen | Arnold Arthur | Muscatine, IA | Apparatus for marking currency for safes, &c. | Safes or strong-rooms for valuables with means for masking or destroying the valuables, e.g. in case of theft. | US784805A | 14 Mar 1905 |
| Phillips | Harrison William | Muscatine, IA | Paneling doors | Door leaves consisting of frame and panels, e.g. of raised panel type with separate hollow frames, e.g. foam-filled of metal of sheet metal. | US965220A | 26 Jul 1910 |
| Pitchforth | Henry | Muscatine, IA | Insect destroyer | Wheeled machines, with means for stripping-off or brushing-off insects. Partner William Benson of Muscatine, IA. | US65427A | 4 Jun 1867 |
| Puch | William J. | Muscatine, IA | Wrench | Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing free return stroke of the handle with concentric driving and driven member the ratchet parts engaging in a direction radial to the tool operating axis a pawl engaging an externally toothed wheel. | US446291A | 10 Feb 1891 |
| Pugh | William J. | Muscatine, IA | Shingle-planning machine | Thicknessing machines. | US544121A | 6 Aug 1895 |
| Reichert | Karl | Muscatine, IA | Door-check | Braking devices, e.g. checks; Stops; Buffers specially for preventing the slamming of swinging wings during final closing movement, e.g. jamb stops with closing action. | US505329A | 19 Sep 1893 |
| Reuling | Walter E. | Muscatine, IA | Carton-machine | Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs. | US714032A | 18 Nov 1902 |
| Richards | Aurelius W. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in carriage-jacks | Crowbars or levers. | US168530A | 5 Oct 1875 |
| Richards | Francis A. | Muscatine, IA | Automatic furnace-regulator | Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by temperature variation. | US1123009A | 29 Dec 1914 |
| Richards | John S. | Muscatine, IA | Projectile | Cluster or cargo ammunition, i.e. projectiles containing one or more submissiles the submissiles being ejected radially. | US94647A | 7 Sep 1869 |
| Richards | John W. | Muscatine, IA | Awning-frame | Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds, or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas; Baldachins comprising a roller-blind with means for holding the end away from a building with articulated arms supporting the movable end of he blind for deployment of the blind whereby the pivot axis of he articulation is parallel to the roller. | US909119A | 5 Jan 1909 |
| Richards | John W. | Muscatine, IA | Awing-bracket | Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds, or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas; Baldachins comprising a roller-blind with means for holding the end away from a building with articulated arms supporting the movable end of the blind for deployment of the blind whereby the pivot axis of the articulation is parallel to the roller. | US565924A | 18 Aug 1896 |
| Richman | Charles J. | Muscatine, IA | Hammer | Special Design or construction with both drive and hammer connected to a felcrumed lever, e.g. tall hammers the lever being a spring, i.e. spring hammers. Partners Charles Green & Evert F. Richman. | US1450849A | 3 Apr 1923 |
| Richman | Charles J. | Muscatine, IA | Paint composition | Coating compositions based on bituminous materials, e.g. asphalt, tar, pitch. Partners Evert F. & Charles J. Richman of Muscatine, IA. Partners William J. Puch & Evert F. Richman of Muscatine IA. | US1421970A | 4 Jul 1922 |
| Richman | Evert F. | Muscatine, IA | Hammer | Special Design or construction with both drive and hammer connected to a felcrumed lever, e.g. tall hammers the lever being a spring, i.e. spring hammers. Partners Evert F. & Charles Green. | US1450849A | 3 Apr 1923 |
| Richman | Evert F. | Muscatine, IA | Paint composition | Coating compositions based on bituminous materials, e.g. asphalt, tar, pitch. Partners Evert F. & Charles J. Richman of Muscatine, IA. Partners William J. Puch & Charles J. Richman of Muscatine IA. | US1421970A | 4 Jul 1922 |
| Rider | Maud B. | Muscatine, IA | Abdominal support | Means for fastening the suspender to the garment, e.g. trousers, underpants. | US1188205A | 20 Jun 1916 |
| Rockafellow | Samuel | Muscatine, IA | Car-starter | Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing. Partner William G. Reeve, Peru, IL. | US342846A | 1 Jun 1880 |
| Rockafellow | Samuel | Muscatine, IA | Improvements 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. | US39703A | 25 Aug 1863 |
| Rockafellow | Samuel | Muscatine, IA | Sulky-plow | Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements for implements drawn by animals or tractors with wheels adjustable relatively to the frame manually adjustable. | US315169A | 7 Apr 1885 |
| Rockafellow | Samuel | Muscatine, IA | Sulky-plow | 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. | US324788A | 18 Aug 1885 |
| Rockafellow | Samuel | Muscatine, IA | Sulky-plow | Frame ploughs. | US342845A | 1 Jun 1886 |
| Rogers | Richard M. | Muscatine, IA | Grain-binder | Equipment for binding harvested produce. Partner Conrad Brick, of Grandmound, IA. | US684869A | 22 Oct 1901 |
| Romann | Anton | Wilton, Muscatine Co., IA | Improvement in combined plough and cultivator | Interchangeable or adjustable mouldboards. Partner John Peterkavo, Wilton, Muscatine Co., IA. | US68114A | 27 Aug 1867 |
| Roth | Herman | Muscatine, IA | Fence-wire stretcher | Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire. Partners Eugene Nelson & Thomas F. Gleason, Muscatine, IA. | US1126445A | 26 Jan 1915 |
| Rowe | Anson | Atalissa, Muscatine Co., IA | Grain-kiddle | Stretching devices for screens. | US30840A | 4 Dec 1860 |
| Runyon | Alexander | Muscatine, IA | Vending-machines | Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks actuated mechanically by coins, e.g. by a single coin. | US898930A | 15 Sep 1908 |
| Rushton | John L. | Muscatine, IA | Saw-guard | Safety guards or devices specially designed for wood saws; Auxiliary devices facilitating proper operation of wood saws for circular saws. | US1154209A | 21 Sep 1915 |
| Sawyer | Frank P. | Muscatine, IA | Display-rack | Rotary display stands. | US856809A | 11 Jun 1907 |
| Sawyer | Stephen P. | Muscatine, IA | Oatmeal-machine | Devices for grating with grating discs or drums. | US249798A | 22 Nov 1881 |
| Schellhorn | John | Muscatine, IA | Molding pottery | Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with incorporated venting means. | US499148A | 6 Jun 1893 |
| Schmitt | William R. | Muscatine, IA | Road-drag attachment | Animal-drawn ploughs without alternating possibility, i.e. incapable of making an adjacent furrow on return journey, i.e. conventional ploughing. Partner Henry S. Braun of Nichols, Muscatine Co., IA. | US1197069A | 5 Sep 1916 |
| Schreurs | Garrett W. | Muscatine, IA | Spun. | Attachments for drilling apparatus for screw or nut setting or loosening. | US123613A | 17 Jul 1917 |
| Schreurs | Garrett W. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in mill-gearing | Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion without gears having orbital motion involving only two intermeshing members with non-parallel axes comprising conical gears only. | US196835A | 6 Nov 1877 |
| Schreurs | Garrett W. | Muscatine, IA | Button-blank cutting machine | Machines with one working spindle specially adapted for making nuts. | US882426A | 17 Mar 1908 |
| Schreurs | Garrett W. | Muscatine, IA | Shell grader and separator | Apparatus in which aggregates or articles are moved along or past openings which increase in size in the direction of movement. | US755710A | 29 Mar 1904 |
| Schreurs | Garrett W. | Muscatine, IA | Button-blank cutting machine | Stationary drilling machines with a single spindle. | US1009346A | 21 Nov 1911 |
| Schreurs | Paul R. | Muscatine, IA | Artificial pearl | Casein. Assignee to the Pressloid Company. Partner George F. Metz of Muscatine, IA. | US1252849A | 8 Jan 1918 |
| Schwab | Henry W. | Muscatine, IA | Flush value | Valves for high or low level cisterns; Their arrangement Flushing mechanisms in the cistern, optionally with provisions for a pre- or post- flushing and for cutting off the flushing mechanism in case of leakage. | US1426841A | 22 Aug 1922 |
| Sehorn | Jacob G. | Muscatine, IA | Platen printing-machine | Inking units. | US369081A | 30 Aug 1887 |
| Shepard | Smally James | Muscatine, IA | Motor-car drive | Transmission systems in or for locomotives or motor railcars with IC reciprocating piston engines mechanical. | US1581988A | 20 Apr 1926 |
| Shreurs | Garrett W. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in millstone-drivers | Crushing or disintergrating by disc mills with coaxial discs with vertical axis. Partner John Wesley Donnel of Muscatine, IA. | US207401A | 27 Aug 1878 |
| Shultz | John D. | Muscatine, IA | Hay-loader | Loaders for hay or like field crops with conveyor belts or conveyor chains, with or without pick-up means. | US1252503A | 8 Jan 1918 |
| Smith | Henry G. | Muscatine, IA | Metal head for brooms | Brushes characterized by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined or on the brush body or carrier by clamping. | US27746A | 3 Apr 1860 |
| Smith | Sylvester A. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in awls for shoemakers | Sewing machines incorporating devices serving purposes other than sewing, e.g. for blowing air for grinding. | US161562A | 30 Mar 1875 |
| Speer | Porter B. | Muscatine, IA | Paddle-wheel for steamboats | Blade-to-blade connections, e.g. for damping vibrations using wire or the like. | US513836A | 30 Jan 1894 |
| Stein | Simon G. | Muscatine, IA | Oatmeal-machine | Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members chop material into fragments specially for disintegrating documents. | US249804A | 22 Nov 1881 |
| Stohr | Frank J. | Muscatine, IA | Canning-machine | Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurizing, sterilizing specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by heating materials in packages which are progressively transported, continuously or stepwise, though the apparatus with packages transported along helical path. Partners Sidney J. Baker & Paul W. Freund of Muscatine, IA. | US772078A | 11 Oct 1904 |
| Swern | Lawrence W. | West Liberty, Muscatine Co., IA | Ring-expanding press | Making other particular articles fancy goods, e.g. jewelry products. Assignee E. L. Webb & Co. | US1154893A | 28 Sepp 1915 |
| Taylor | George W. | Muscatine, IA | Door-stop | Released by pull or pressure on the wing. Partner J.E. McElroy of Muscatine, IA. | US511662A | 26 Dec 1893 |
| Timmersmann | Henry | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in corn-planters | Machines for depositing quantities of seed at intervals. | US200415A | 19 Feb 1878 |
| Trunick | John | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in circular-saw mills | Vibration-damping. | US98127A | 21 Dec 1869 |
| Umlandt | Henry | Muscatine, IA | Button-making machine | Arrangements for performing other machining operations, e.g. milling, drilling. Partners Fred M. & William C. Hopkins of Muscatine, IA. | US981564A | 10 Jan 1911 |
| Underwood | John | Muscatine, IA | Improved babbiting and drilling jig | Drill jigs for workpieces | US70294A | 29 Oct 1867 |
| Underwood | John | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in harvester-rakes | Mowers combined with apparatus performing additional operations while mowing. | US78700A | 9 Jun 1868 |
| Van Spanckeren | L. H. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in the manufacture of soap | Monocarboxylic acids-salts thereof. | US58919A | 16 Oct 1866 |
| Vantuyl | Thomas | Nichols, Muscatine Co., IA | Handle-bar | Handlebars; Handlebar stems having adjustable parts therein. | US603671A | 10 May 1898 |
| Walker | Frank W. | Muscatine, IA | Moving-picture machine | Details specially adapted for motion-picture projection. Partner Harry L. Fisher of Muscatine, IA. | US1101916A | 30 Jun 1914 |
| Warfield | D. R. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in gates | Mechanisms operated by the movement or weight of a person or vehicle by platform lowered by the weight of the user. | US37536A | 27 Jan 1863 |
| Warfield | D. R. | Muscatine, IA | Improvement in gates | Mechanisms operated by the movement or weight of a person or vehicle by platforms lowered by the weight of the user. | US41951A | 15 Mar 1864 |
| Warner | George | West Liberty, Muscatine Co., IA | Improvement in grain-binders | Independent binders, e.g. for hay; Binders attachable to mowers. | US67389A | 30 Jul 1867 |
| Wate | Joseph C. | Wilton, Muscatine Co., IA | Improvement in wind-wheels | Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups FO3D1/00-F03D17/00. | US56297A | 10 Jul 1866 |
| Webb | James B. | Muscatine, IA | Automatic gate | Mechanisms operated by the movement or weight of a person or vehicle by platforms lowered by the weight of the user. | US65519A | 4 Jun 1867 |
| Weed | James | Muscatine, IA | Device and method employed in cutting ditches for and laying tile drains | Dippers, Buckets Grab device, e.g. manufacturing processes for buckets, form, geometry, material of buckets with grabbing devices. | US307246A | 28 Oct 1884 |
| Weed | James | Muscatine, IA | Improved tree and plant protector | Supports for plants; Trellis for strawberries or the like. | US36742A | 21 Oct 1862 |
| Weed | James | Muscatine, IA | Ventilated vault for wine | Manhole shafts; Other inspection or access chambers; Accessories therefor. | US57022A | 7 Aug 1866 |
| Wiles | Thomas | Muscatine, 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 James McGinnis of Muscatine, IA. | US4578A | 3 Jan 1865 |
| Wilkens | Jacob K. | Muscatine, IA | Rectal tube | Devices for introducing or retaining media, e.g. remedies, in cavities of the body. | US1350981A | 24 Aug 1920 |
| Wilkens | Jacob K. | Muscatine, IA | Demountable rim | Segmented rims, e.g. with segments arranged in sections; connecting equipment, e.g. hinges; insertable flange rings therefor. | US1461592A | 10 Jul 1923 |
| Williams | Samuel T. | Muscatine, IA | Housing for rolling-mills | Rolling stand frames or housings; Roll mountings; Roll chocks. | US522641A | 10 Jul 1894 |
| Wynkoop | Jehiel Franklin | Muscatine, IA | Rubber cap for axle-nuts | Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins. | US564323A | 21 Jul 1896 |
| Young | Leland G. | Muscatine, IA | Vermin-trap | Catching insects by using Traps. | US1357267A | 2 Nov 1920 |