HISTORY: Inventions & Inventors 1862-1930 This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Roseanna Zehner January 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ______________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Howard County, Iowa Please visit the Howard County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/howard/ ______________________________________________________ INVENTIONS & PATENTS FOR HOWARD COUNTY 1862-1930 BONAIR Grabau Lawrence E. snow plow 1274708 08-06-1918 Phillips Wendell L. traffic signal 1623889 04-05-1927 Smith James N. snow plow 1667445 04-24-1928 BUSTI Murphy Thomas J. reciprocating churn 198665 12-25-1877 CHESTER Brown Ray F. motion and direction indicator for vehicles 1520851 12-30-1924 Windell Vern E. crate 794439 07-11-1905 CRESCO Addie Herbert G. device for replacing fuses 772200 10-11-1904 Addie Herbert G. telephone attachment 777172 12-13-1904 Addie Herbert G. clip 884256 04-07-1908 Anderson Andrew E. thrashing machines 156940 11-17-1874 Barber Jesse B. device for tightenng fence wire 195431 09-18-1877 Brown Walter gasolene stove 608388 08-02-1898 Burr William R. wagon box 1229223 06-12-1917 Cunningham John L. valve cage puller 1465349 08-21-1923 Farwell Fay O. ruffling and shirring attachment for sewing machines 254543 03-07-1882 Farwell Fay O. vapor stove 297120 04-22-1884 Finnegan Patrick H. fence wire stretcher 1390770 09-13-1921 Graf Miles M. cloth folder for ironing 1001443 08-22-1911 Hamilton Alex stoves 156730 11-10-1874 Hamilton Alexander stove 6560 06-22-1875 Hamilton Alexander method of burning hay, straw, leaves & c. 164993 06-29-1875 Hess Edwin W. display cabinet 1179831 04-18-1916 Hollister Charles H. vessel for heating milk or other food for calves 463387 11-17-1891 Hollister George W. corn shocker 794300 07-11-1905 Johnson John car coupling 209402 10-29-1878 Johnson Ole car coupling 209402 10-29-1878 Jones Francis T. traction device 1580607 04-13-1926 Krueger Richard G. spring draft attachment 871282 11-19-1907 Lamb Alfred G. music leaf turner 620043 02-21-1899 Laub Anthony M. washing apparatus 1254815 01-29-1918 Lomas Henry E. ticket chart 326879 09-22-1885 Miller Charles F. trace carrier 287456 10-30-1883 Monesmith Bert L. shipping device 1085285 01-27-1914 Mott James W. headlight turning mechanism for vehicles 1158071 10-26-1915 Mott James W. headlight turning mechanism for vehicles 1203769 11-07-1916 Nichols Perry G. thrashing machines 156940 11-17-1874 Nichols Perry G. sheaf droppers for harvesters 156941 11-17-1874 Ohmacht August L.W. radiator support 1344559 06-22-1920 Owens William P. street sign and light 1758714 05-13-1930 Patterson William H. book supporting attachments for tables 156304 10-27-1874 Patterson Will vehicle thill 480129 08-02-1892 Pecoy Stephen work bench 581829 05-04-1897 Rand Henry C. cloth folder for ironing 1001443 08-22-1911 Recoy Stephen work box and stand 943454 12-14-1909 Rink Peter disk sharpener 1393967 10-18-1921 Seelye William T. draft equalizer 777151 12-13-1904 Soules Simon potato digger 69136 09-24-1867 Strayer Eber C. refrigerator 846873 03-12-1907 Stremel Charles F. hand truck 294525 03-04-1884 Swanson Lorens fire escape ladder 316415 04-21-1885 Swenson Ole book supporting attachments for tables 156304 10-27-1874 Swenson Lorens extension ladder 284683 09-11-1883 Swenson Lorens vehicle thill 480129 08-02-1892 Swenson Lorens vehicle wheel hub 482418 09-13-1892 Swenson Lorens stump extractor 535426 03-12-1895 Swenson Ole hay loader 546602 09-17-1895 Swenson William hay loader 546602 09-17-1895 Swenson Ole hay loader 581963 05-04-1897 Swenson William hay loader 581963 05-04-1897 Swenson Lorens reciprocating valve 616275 12-20-1898 Swenson John S. stump extractor 679402 07-30-1901 Swenson Ole Sr. valve mechanism 710905 10-07-1902 Swenson John S. valve 744433 11-17-1903 Swenson Lorens valve 744433 11-17-1903 Swenson Lorens device for overcoming dead centers 766914 08-09-1904 Swenson John S. stump extractor 827271 07-31-1906 Swenson Lorens stump extractor 827271 07-31-1906 Swenson Lorens tobacco pipe 830864 09-11-1906 Swenson John S. horse power capstan 889271 06-02-1908 Swenson John S. lightning rod low top 1127696 02-09-1915 Swenson John S. lightning rod 1303739 05-13-1919 Van Slyke Alfonzo C. sweep operated windlass 902701 11-03-1908 Whalen Maurice D. valve cage puller 1465349 08-21-1923 White Arthur L. electric switch 883366 03-31-1908 Wygant Victor E. woodworking tool 712448 10-28-1902 ELMA Bartels Ernest H. plow attachment 662663 11-27-1900 Bartels Edwin E. tool 937754 10-26-1909 Cannon Joseph P. wall paper hanger 708124 09-02-1902 Carson Leonidas W. car coupling 469541 02-23-1892 Carson Leonidas W. motor 608836 08-09-1898 Drake Samuel M. fence joining device 747051 12-15-1903 Dunn Eli H. preparing flour 449794 04-07-1891 Gesell Otto L. stringed musical instrument 892718 07-07-1908 Gilloon Thomas J. fire escape 1033311 07-23-1912 Hartogh John lifting device 862557 08-06-1907 Huber Joseph concrete fence post 980955 01-10-1911 Huber Joseph metallic fence post 1021409 03-26-1912 Huber John F. fire escape 1033311 07-23-1912 McDonnell Goodwin W. bicycle 627199 06-20-1899 McDonnell John bicycle 627199 06-20-1899 Miller Edward E. water tank heater and feed cooker 621359 03-21-1899 Riley James wire tightener 769714 09-13-1904 Shuler Oliver E. car rack 1295806 02-25-1919 Stritzel John J. compound cushion heel 1106985 08-11-1914 Tex Henry L. car rack 1295806 02-25-1919 Wolf August F. barn framing machine 1133902 03-30-1915 HOWARD CENTER Mohr Luie velocipede 354649 12-21-1886 HOWARD COUNTY Wilbur John B. animal trap 45399 12-13-1864 LIME SPRINGS Benson Leon rotary pump 238834 03-15-1881 Chick Allen W. latch 863262 08-13-1907 Daniels William F. wire fence tightener 175944 04-11-1876 Haven Norman L.A. fence post 266817 10-31-1882 Hewes Otis washing machine 620921 03-14-1899 Hewitt Charles C. draft equalizer 175455 03-28-1876 Johnson Albert double acting air pump 1579321 04-06-1926 Nash Allen R. agricultural boiler 284884 09-11-1883 Sadler John agricultural boiler 284884 09-11-1883 Schacht Frank pneumatic grain elevator 784281 03-07-1905 Smith John T. removable lid support for cook stoves 534925 02-26-1895 Smith Herbert P. broom moistener 634097 10-03-1899 Snow Charles A. clothes pounder 597333 01-11-1898 Snow Charles A. photographic background carrier 624111 05-02-1899 Vielrock William L. draft equalizer 819256 05-01-1906 NEW OREGON Averill Henry K. thrashing machine 92245 07-06-1869 Averill Henry K fanning mill 108953 11-08-1870 Pullman N. attachable to harness awning frame for horses 18300 09-29-1857 Pullman N. railway switch 20367 05-25-1858 Pullman Nathaniel switch for replacing cars upon the track 54478 05-01-1866 Pullman Nathaniel car replacer 76520 04-07-1868 Pullman Nathaniel extension ladder 105126 07-05-1870 PROTIVIN Vsetecka Frank hasp fastener 831122 09-18-1906 Vsetecka Frank wire working tool 876116 01-07-1908 RICEVILLE Bemis Herbert G. washing machine for milk separator disks 1061157 05-06-1913 Bemis Herbert G. fence gate 1073563 09-16-1913 Earnist Cyrus C. attachment for adding machines 824416 06-26-1906 Earnist Cyrus C. transmission gearing 1036981 08-27-1912 Earnist Cyrus C. change speed gearing 1091467 03-24-1914 Gilman Joseph P. moistener 877498 01-28-1908 Inward Charles stove pipe thimble 175994 04-11-1876 Jewett Nelson M. milking stool 661055 11-06-1900 McClary James M. machine for handling coins 826521 07-17-1906 McIlravy David machine for producing artificial stone 803014 10-31-1905 McIlrevey David harrow 190774 05-15-1877 Reeve Winfield S. blacksmith's shears 226105 03-30-1880 Scott Charles L. block machine 825489 07-10-1906 Seavy Adelbert R. combined oil can and funnel 790080 05-16-1905 Walters John W. hub boring machine 77137 04-21-1868 Warsaw Edward bob sled 361560 04-19-1887 VERNON SPRINGS Noble S. H. sled and sleigh runner 35106 04-29-1862 Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office Submitted by Roseanna Zehner 11/16/2003